Orphean

O1R1P3H4E1A1N1

adjective

Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythical poet and musician.

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Meanings

adjectiveOrphean (comparative more Orphean, superlative most Orphean)

comparative more Orphean · superlative most Orphean

  1. Of or pertaining to Orpheus, the mythical poet and musician.

    It is, indeed, part of the ritual of the candidate for adeptship into the British mysteries, resembling that for the neophyte into the Osirian, Cabiric or Orphean mysteries.

    1928, Lewis Spence, Mysteries of Britain, page v. 123

Origin

From Orpheus + -an.

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Translations

German orpheisch
  • orpheischTranslations
Latin Orphēus
  • OrphēusTranslations

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

rapehon
Cite this entry
APA

Orphean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orphean

MLA

“Orphean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orphean. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Orphean,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Orphean.

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