Meanings
- not comparableOf or relating to the god Apollo.
He accepts the myth of Orestes as it had been transformed under the influence of Apolline religion, and he does so with unquestioning reverence.
1924, Herbert Weir Smyth, “VIII. Orestea. III: Eumenides”, in Aeschylean Tragedy, page 232Synonyms: Apollonian
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf or relating to the god Apollo.
Origin
- LatinApollineus
- EnglishApolline
Learned borrowing from Latin Apollineus. By surface analysis, Apollo + -ine.
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Latin Apollineus
- ApollineusOf or relating to the god Apollo
Portuguese apolíneo
- apolíneoOf or relating to the god Apollo
Spanish apolíneo
- apolíneoOf or relating to the god Apollo
Cite this entry
Apolline. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apolline
“Apolline.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apolline. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Apolline,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Apolline.
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