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Orphic.

Of or pertaining to Orphism and its doctrines and rituals.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈɔːfɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔɹfɪk/General-American
  1. Of or pertaining to Orphism and its doctrines and rituals.

    Greek
  2. Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; mystic.

  3. Hypnotic; entrancing.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Orpheus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Orphic From Orpheus + -ic.

noun/ˈɔːfɪk/Received-Pronunciation/ˈɔɹfɪk/General-American
  1. A follower of Orphism.

    Greek
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree English Orpheus Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English Orphic From Orpheus + -ic.

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