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Olympian (iou)



Olympian adjective & noun. L15.
[from Latin Olympus or OLYMP(IC + -IAN.]
A. adjective.
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Olympus or its inhabitants, the gods of Greek mythology; heavenly, celestial; godlike, majestic; aloof, superior in manner. L15.
G. B. Shaw The Olympian majesty with which a mane..of..hair is thrown back from an imposing brow. J. S. Huxley In Olympian detachment from popular feeling.
Of or pertaining to Olympia; = OLYMPIC adjective 1a. E16.
b. noun.
A native or inhabitant of Olympia. Also, a competitor in the ancient Olympic games. E17.
Bookcase The memory of the giant Olympians of the past, who have shaped today's Games.
b. A competitor in the modern Olympic games. L20.
Each of the twelve greater gods of Greek mythology, traditionally believed to inhabit Olympus; spec. the god Zeus or Jupiter. M19.
transf. A person resembling the gods of Olympus in power, majesty, or detachment; a person of apparently superhuman ability or achievement. Cf. TITAN noun 3a. L19.
A. C. Swinburne The ranks of great men are..divisible, not into thinkers and workers, but into Titans and Olympians.
Olympianism noun (a) the polytheism of the ancient Greeks, centred on the gods of Olympus; (b) an Olympian sense of power, superiority, etc.: L19.