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Cimmerian
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- 1 Perpetually dark or gloomy. formal, literally, literary, poetic
"There, under ebon shades... in dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell."
- 2 Pertaining to the ancient Cimmerians.
- 3 related to the prehistoric continent of Cimmeria not-comparable
- 4 Mentally dark; ignorant; benighted. figuratively, formal
"The source of man’s unhappiness is his ignorance of Nature.... To remove this Cimmerian darkness... requires the clue of Ariadne."
- 5 Characteristic of Cimmeria; especially describing particularly dense darkness etc.
"there it sleepeth, here it slumbreth: more or lesse they are ever darknesses, yea Cimmerian darknesses."
- 1 intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness wordnet
- 1 the language of the Cimmerians, possibly belonging to the Iranian branch
- 1 Any of the mythical people supposed to inhabit a land of perpetual darkness. Greek
"The city, there, of the Cimmerians stands With clouds and darkness veil’d, on whom the sun Deigns not to look with his beam-darting eye,"
- 2 One of the Cimmerii, ancient equestrian nomads of Indo-European origin.
"Believe me, queen, your swarth Cimmerian Doth make your honour of his body's hue, Spotted, detested, and abominable."
- 3 The prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Cimmerium in Italy. historical
"1867 to 1885, Lactantius (240–320 C.E.), Ante-Nicene Fathers, translated by William Fletcher Varro relates that there were ten Sibyls,—the first of the Persians, the second the Libyan, the third the Delphian, the fourth the Cimmerian..."
Etymology
From Cimmerian.
From the Latin Cimmerius, from Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος (Kimmérios, “pertaining to the Cimmerii”) + -an.
From the Latin Cimmerius, from Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος (Kimmérios, “pertaining to the Cimmerii”) + -an.
From the Latin Cimmerius, from Ancient Greek Κιμμέριος (Kimmérios, “pertaining to the Cimmerii”) + -an.
From Cimmeria + -an.
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