Meanings
plural Greek choruses
- figurativelySynonym of chorus (“a group of people who express a unanimous opinion”).
A Greek chorus of "antis" foretold a different future. The death of the family! The destruction of morality!
2020 December 20, Deborah Cohen, “The Real Legacy of the Suffrage Movement”, in Jeffrey Goldberg, editor, The Atlantic, Washington, D.C.: The Atlantic Monthly Group, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 04 Apr 20211 more example
But the best part of "Battling the Gods" is the Greek chorus of atheists themselves, who speak distinctively throughout each of the political transformations — until, that is, the last of them, when they go silent.
2015 November 22, Rebecca Newberger Goldstein, “'Battling the Gods: Atheism in the Ancient World,' by Tim Whitmarsh”, in The New York Times Book Review, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 16 Jun 2022Synonyms: chorus
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of chorus (“a group of singers and dancers in a theatrical performance or religious festival who commented on the main performance in speech or song”).
nounSynonym of chorus (“a group of people who express a unanimous opinion”).
More synonyms by meaning
nouna company of actors who comment (by speaking or singing in unison) on the action in a classical Greek play
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Greek chorus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Greek%20chorus
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