Dionysiac

Examples

• All

• Elevated shoes worn by tragic actors in the Dionysiac theater in ancient Greece.

  Academic text (1995)

• For Nietzsche, however, the awesome reality of the abyss can only be experienced as pure Dionysiac tragedy.

  Academic text (1992)

• The seeming cornerstone of domestic and communal affections turns out to foster secret, antisocial addiction and Dionysiac frenzy.

  Academic text (1997)

• When Manny's hips lifted in orgasm, it was as if he were rising with love and Dionysiac abandon for all of Western civilization, for this ancient seat of culture which allowed him to spill his seed here, in the open salted air, into the hands of a girl with high cheekbones and marvelous sculpted breasts.

  Fiction book (1990)

• During the festival, the Dionysiac revelers danced joyfully, celebrating life with wild abandon.

• As a true Dionysiac, she immersed herself in the passionate music and dance of the celebration.

• The Dionysiac atmosphere at the party encouraged everyone to let loose and enjoy the moment.

Synonyms

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• Literature

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A woman who takes part in wild religious dances for the Greek god Dionysus

is a person of any gender who worships or joins wild celebrations

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology