Sekirov Dictionary

Olympian

UK /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/US /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/

adjective 7
noun 6
forms 3

adjective7

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Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.
- Descend from Heav'n Urania, by that name / If rightly thou art call'd, whose Voice divine / Following, above th' Olympian Hill I soare, / Above the flight of Pegasean wing. — 1667
Of or relating to the modern Olympic Games; Olympic.
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(historical) Of or relating to the ancient Olympic Games held at Olympia; Olympic.
- The Olympian Games were celebrated at the Full Moon after the Somer Solstice, so the Olympian Years begin at that Season. — 1705
Resembling a Greek deity in some way.
Acting in a remote and superior manner; aloof.
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Celestial, heavenly; also, godlike.
- Behold! your Saviour mounts th' Olympian plain, / In endless glories with his Sire to reign. — 1768
(historical) Of or relating to the town of Olympia in Elis, Greece; Olympic.

noun6

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A sportsperson competing in the modern Olympic Games.
- […] Olympians’ mental health has never been a key concern for the sports governing bodies that oversee them. — 2021
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(historical) A sportsperson competing in the ancient Olympic Games.
- And I haue seene thee pause, and take thy breath, / When that a ring of Greekes haue shruped thee in, / Like an Olympian wrastling. — 1602
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Any of the 12 principal gods and goddesses of the Greek pantheon (Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades); (specifically) preceded by the: Zeus, the supreme ruler of the Greek deities.
- Midas longed for gold, and insulted the Olympians. He got gold, so that whatsoever he touched became gold—and he, with his long ears, was little the better for it. — 1843
In the Platonist theology of Plethon, a god in one group of supercelestial gods, the other group of such gods being the Tartareans or Titans.
(figurative) A person with superior talents or towering achievements.
An inhabitant of the city of Olympia, the capital of Washington, United States.

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