Definition of Orphism

1. Proper noun. A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus. ¹

2. Proper noun. (arts) A minor Cubist art movement focusing on pure abstraction and bright colours. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Orphism

1. a style of art [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Orphism

orphans
orphans' asylum
orphanship
orphanships
orpharion
orpharions
orpheite
orpheline
orphenadrine
orphenadrine citrate
orphenadrine hydrochloride
orpheus
orphic
orphical
orphically
orphism (current term)
orphisms
orphrey
orphreyed
orphreys
orpiment
orpiments
orpin
orpine
orpines
orpins
orra
orrach
orrachs
orreries

Literary usage of Orphism

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Hellenic Origins of Christian Asceticism by Joseph Ward Swain (1916)
"These two points—the existence of unchanging ideals and the return to orphism—might lead one to suppose that it is our intention to show that Plato wished ..."

2. The Religious Teachers of Greece: Being Gifford Lectures on Natural Religion by James Adam (1908)
"The extraordinary religious movement known as orphism made its appearance in Greece during the sixth century BC It is due to the researches of ..."

3. The Religious Teachers of Greece: Gifford Lectures Delivered at Aberdeen by James Adam (1908)
"To this subject I will therefore invite your attention to-day. The extraordinary religious movement known as orphism made its appearance in Greece ..."

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