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Definition of Symposiac
1. a. Of or pertaining to compotations and merrymaking; happening where company is drinking together; as, symposiac meetings.
2. n. A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet; hence, any similar gathering.
Definition of Symposiac
1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to a symposium ¹
2. Noun. A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet; hence, any similar gathering. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Symposiac
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Symposiac
Literary usage of Symposiac
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Union Senimary Addresses by Thomas Samuel Hastings (1904)
"A symposiac AT UNION SEMINARY CELEBRATING THE FOUR HUNDREDTH ANNIVERSARY t OF
THE BIRTH OF MARTIN LUTHER NOVEMBER 19, 1883 Each of the seven professors was ..."
2. Cornell Studies in Classical Philology by Cornell University (1900)
"... the symposiac paean is compared with the Hebrew psalm, in that it is a choral
song, and doubtless too because of its religious character. ..."
3. American Journal of Education (1855-1882). (1873)
"Flut, symposiac. p. 677), who acted as assistants, and as a species of deliberative
assembly in concert with the chief of the sect. ..."
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