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Apollonian

adj, noun

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or relating to the ancient Olympian Greek God Apollo. Greek

    "You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff."

  2. 2
    Clear, harmonious, and restrained.
  3. 3
    Of or relating to the Ancient Greek mathematician Apollonius of Perga.
  4. 4
    Pertaining to Apollonia.

    "They speak Aowin [Anyi] but their blood is Apollonian blood."

  5. 5
    Alternative form of apollonian. alt-of, alternative
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  1. 6
    The physical property of material that can resume its shape after being stretched or deformed; elasticity.
Noun
  1. 1
    One who is apollonian.
  2. 2
    One who follows/worships Apollo.

    "By contrast, Apollonians value reason more than feeling."

  3. 3
    A native of Apollonia.

    "But the Apollonians being soon informed of the thing, caused him to appear without delay before the court of justice; and sentenced him to lose his eyes, for sleeping when he ought to have watched."

  4. 4
    A native of the planet Apollo.

    "At first, when the Apollonians converged on her, Mary Theresa thought she had made a major mistake by going to the battle."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Latin Apollō (Apollōn-) + -ian and Apollonius/Apollonia + -an.

Etymology 2

From Latin Apollō (Apollōn-) + -ian and Apollonius/Apollonia + -an.

Etymology 3

Coined by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. From German apollinisch (“Apollonian”).

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