Olympian : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Olympian	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Olympian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Olympian adj of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain" Synonym(s): Olympian, Olympic of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities" majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure" Synonym(s): majestic, olympian far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents" Synonym(s): exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing n an athlete who participates in the Olympic games a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans Synonym(s): Olympian, Olympic god
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olympic \Olym"pic\, [or] Olympian* \Olym"pian\, games \games\ . A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Olympian \Olym"pian\ (-[ait]n), Olympic \Olym"pic\ (-p[icr]k), a. [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. 'Oly`mpios, 'Olympiko`s, fr. 'O`lympos: cf. F. olympique. See {Olympiad}.] Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis. {Olympic games}, [or] {Olympics} (Greek Antiq.), the greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian* Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days.