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Dionysiac

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Di·o·nys·i·ac  (d-ns-k)
adj.
1.
a. Greek Mythology Of or relating to Dionysus.
b. Of or relating to the Dionysia.
2. often dionysiac Ecstatic or wild; Dionysian.
[Latin Dionsiacus, from Greek Dionsiakos, from Dionsios; see Dionysian.]
Dionysiac [ˌdaɪəˈnɪzɪˌæk]
adj
1. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to Dionysus or his worship
2. (Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) a less common word for Dionysian


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Firstly, it is certainly not later than the beginning of the sixth century, for it makes no mention of Iacchus, and the Dionysiac element was introduced at Eleusis at about that period.
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Musical amateurs, too, are a folk strangely out of place among philosophers, for they are the last persons in the world who would come to anything like a philosophical discussion, if they could help, while they run about at the Dionysiac festivals as if they had let out their ears to hear every chorus; whether the performance is in town or country--that makes no difference--they are there.
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