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🎵 A Greek hymn 🗣️ Enthusiastic speech
dithyramb

dithyramb

1 9.9
An excited speech or writing that gives strong praise
  • noun
  • /ˈdɪθɪræm/
  • Archaic
translation icon : díthirambo
  • The professor delivered a passionate dithyramb celebrating the impact of art on society.

Examples

  • It was a glorious dithyramb of heavy metal debauchery, marred only by my losing the In Flames shirt in a circle pit.

    Blog text (29)

  • Roto-Rooter could care less about your dithyrambs.

    Academic text (2007)

  • "After this pompous dithyramb, she aims her barb at his weak spot: "I feel in the hey-ding-ding-touch running through your poem a derivative tendency which, to me, is not you—not your very self."

    Academic text (2007)

  • Her speech was a beautiful dithyramb that inspired everyone in the audience to pursue their dreams.

  • He wrote a lengthy dithyramb in honor of his mentor, highlighting her many contributions to education.

Synonyms

superlative
vsdithyramb
5 5.7

A very strong, often exaggerated way of praising someone or something

is a full impassioned speech or text rather than a short phrase
panegyric
vsdithyramb
  • Formal
1 9.9

A public speech or writing that praises someone very much

is a more wild, highly emotional form rather than formal speech

Surface Forms

dithyramb singular
dithyrambs plural

Etymology

Dithyramb comes from Greek dithyrambos, a wild 'hymn' for Dionysus, so a helpful way to remember it today is as a very enthusiastic piece of speech or writing full of praise.