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orphic
CIDE DICTIONARY
orphic, prop. a. [L. Orphicus, Gr. .].
Pertaining to Orpheus ; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns. [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
orphic, adj.
1 of or concerning Orpheus or the mysteries, doctrines, etc. associated with him; oracular; mysterious.
2 = ORPHEAN.
1 of or concerning Orpheus or the mysteries, doctrines, etc. associated with him; oracular; mysterious.
2 = ORPHEAN.
Derivative
Orphism n.
Etymology
L Orphicus f. Gk Orphikos f. Orpheus
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