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Parnassian.

Of or relating to Parnassus, as the source of literary (especially poetic) inspiration; (hence) of or belonging to poetry.

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Meaning & usage

adj
  1. Of or relating to Parnassus, as the source of literary (especially poetic) inspiration; (hence) of or belonging to poetry.

  2. Of or relating to a style of poetry or language which can only be created by poets, but not in the language of inspiration.

  3. Of or relating to the Parnassianism movement of French poetry in the years 1850 to 1900, whose adherents rejected Romanticism and instead favored classicism with its formal structure and emotional detachment.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Parnassus, from Latin Parnassus, from Ancient Greek Παρνασσός (Parnassós).

noun
  1. A poet.

    rare
  2. A French poet of the Parnassianism movement.

Where this word comes from

From Parnassus, from Latin Parnassus, from Ancient Greek Παρνασσός (Parnassós).

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