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Meaning of "Apollonian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF APOLLONIAN

Apollonian  [ˌæpəˈləʊnɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF APOLLONIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Apollonian is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES APOLLONIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Apollonian

Apollonian and Dionysian

The Apollonian and Dionysian is a philosophical and literary concept, or dichotomy, based on certain features of ancient Greek mythology. Many Western philosophical and literary figures have invoked this dichotomy in critical and creative works. In Greek mythology, Apollo and Dionysus are both sons of Zeus. Apollo is the god of the Sun, of dreams and of reason, while Dionysus is the god of wine, ecstasy and intoxication. The Greeks did not consider the two gods to be opposites or rivals, although often the two deities were interlacing by nature. The Apollonian is based on individuality, and the human form which is used to represent the individual and make one being distinct from all the others. It celebrates human creativity through reason and logical thinking. By contrast, the Dionysian is based on chaos and appeals to the emotions and instincts. Rather than being individual, the barriers on individuality are broken down and beings submerge themselves in one whole.

Definition of Apollonian in the English dictionary

The first definition of Apollonian in the dictionary is of or relating to Apollo or the cult of Apollo. Other definition of Apollonian is denoting or relating to the set of static qualities that encompass form, reason, harmony, sobriety, etc. Apollonian is also harmonious; serene; ordered.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH APOLLONIAN


Amazonian
æməˈzəʊnɪən
Babylonian
ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən
Bostonian
bɒsˈtəʊnɪən
Caledonian
ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪən
chelonian
kɪˈləʊnɪən
draconian
dreɪˈkəʊnɪən
Estonian
ɛˈstəʊnɪən
Hamiltonian
ˌhæməlˈtəʊnɪən
Ionian
aɪˈəʊnɪən
Jacksonian
dʒækˈsəʊnɪən
Macedonian
ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪən
Newtonian
njuːˈtəʊnɪən
parkinsonian
ˌpɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪən
phaelonion
fɪˈləʊnɪən
phelonion
fɪˈləʊnɪən
Scillonian
sɪˈləʊnɪən
Smithsonian
smɪθˈsəʊnɪən
Solonian
səʊˈləʊnɪən
Thessalonian
ˌθɛsəˈləʊnɪən
Torontonian
tɒrənˈtəʊnɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE APOLLONIAN

Apollinaire
Apollinaris
apollo
apollonicon
Apollonius of Perga
Apollonius of Rhodes
Apollyon

WORDS THAT END LIKE APOLLONIAN

Baconian
calypsonian
Cameroonian
chthonian
Devonian
Etonian
favonian
Franconian
gorgonian
Hambletonian
Jeffersonian
Miltonian
New Caledonian
Oxonian
Patagonian
Plutonian
Romanian
Slavonian
the Devonian
Washingtonian
Wilsonian

Synonyms and antonyms of Apollonian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Apollonian» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

阿波罗
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apolíneo
570 millions of speakers

English

Apollonian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपोलोनियन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أبولوني
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Аполлония
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apolíneo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Apollonian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

apollinien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Apollonian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

apollinischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

アポロ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

아폴로
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apollonian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Apollonian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Apollonian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपोलोनियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Apolloncu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

apollineo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

apollińskie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Аполлонія
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

apolinică
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Απολλώνιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Appoloniese
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Apollonisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apollinske
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Apollonian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «APOLLONIAN»

The term «Apollonian» is regularly used and occupies the 101.240 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «APOLLONIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Apollonian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «APOLLONIAN»

Discover the use of Apollonian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Apollonian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Apollonian Clockwork: On Stravinsky
The one book about Stravinsky Stravinsky would have liked. Richard Taruskin.
Louis Andriessen, Elmer Schönberger, 2006
2
Apollonian Apostles: Conversations about the Nature, ...
Author Edwin E. Gordon imagines conversations between some of the pioneers in the study of music aptitude: Arnold Bentley, Raleigh Drake, Thayer Gaston, Jacob Kwalwasser, Carl Seashore, and Herbert Wing.
Edwin E. Gordon, Herbert Wing, 2009
3
Hanging in the Balance: The Lure of Nietzsche's Apollonian ...
This thesis represents a study of Kate Chopin's groundbreaking novel, The Awakening. Further, it applies Nietzsche's principles of Dionysiac and Apollonian impulses to the literary analysis of the novel.
Jessica Salamin, 2009
4
Art of the Modern Age: Philosophy of Art from Kant to Heidegger
86 Yet aesthetic utopianism seems to require a unitary theory of Art. Whence a certain number of difficulties that arise in the central distinction between the Dionysian and the Apollonian. In order to structure the opposition between the ...
Jean-Marie Schaeffer, 2000
5
Apollonian and Dionysian: patterns of imagery in Edith ...
Author Hong Zeng singles out potent images within each novel that hearken back to the Apollonian and Dionysian drives discussed in Nietzsche's The Birth of Tragedy.
Hong Zeng, 2009
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Beyond Nihilism: Nietzsche Without Masks
By being artistic impulses of nature and thus being grounded in the natural process of creativity, and by being twin expressions of the human unconscious powers, the Apollonian and Dionysian energies are able to blend together occasionally ...
Ofelia Schutte, 1986
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Deconstructing Macbeth: The Hyperontological View
So does Shakespeare's language. The problem, in this tragedy, is that desire comes from the "wrong" hemisphere. It should come from the Dionysian, but in fact comes from the Apollonian. The heroic Macbeth of 1.2 was extremely Dionysian.
Harald William Fawkner, 1990
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Beyond Hegel and Nietzsche: Philosophy, Culture, and Agency
Chapter 3 excess; and Doric culture, where a "permanent military encampment of the Apollonian" occurs, which Nietzsche rejects as the pinnacle of artistic achievement (BT #3 and #4).15 In each of these four stages, either the Dionysian or ...
Elliot L. Jurist
9
Ballet in Western Culture: A History of Its Origins and ...
According to the German philosopher, all art works are comprised of Apollonian and Dionysian phenomena. Their Apollonian elements reflect ideals of solemn and ordered perfection, analogously attributed to the sun god, Apollo. Dionysian  ...
Carol Lee, 2002
10
Reconstruction of Thinking: Self Development in Zen, ...
An "irrational" Dionysian frenzy satisfies those conditions as much as a measured Apollonian response does. The difference between Apollo and Dionysus is that the former selects as important those elements of the initial plenitude which fit ...
Robert C. Neville, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «APOLLONIAN»

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Tree of Codes review – all action and no consequence
But I'm not sure I'd like to live in McGregor's icy, Apollonian universe. Its occupants are dazzling, but they have no hinterland. They quote the ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Susan Roth at Everson in Syracuse
A reaction to the sort of Apollonian formality that characterized color field in the 1960s can be seen in the work of younger painters like Larry ... «ithaca.com, Jul 15»
3
H is for Horse
... psychiatrist's struggle to treat the boy and return him to 'normal' forms a central thematic concern — an Apollonian and Dionysian dichotomy. «Hindu Business Line, Jul 15»
4
Opera reviews: Britten's Death in Venice and Verdi's Aida
His final transformation is as Dionysus, during Aschenbach's hallucinatory dream of a contest between erotic chaos and Apollonian rationality. «Express.co.uk, Jun 15»
5
Small talk: Rendezvous with Rama
Dionysian figures like Shiva are naturally compelling, but Apollonian ones like Rama can be more polarising. "What compels me about Rama," ... «Mumbai Mirror, Jun 15»
6
Stranger than fiction
Rather than negate boundaries, Devourers admirably creates a third space where man/woman, human/non-human, Apollonian/Dionysian ... «Hindu Business Line, Jun 15»
7
Sara Mearns, in Her Prime at City Ballet, Inspires Debate and Awe
She has surely become the most Dionysiac artist in an Apollonian genre, very probably the most talked-of ballerina in America and quite ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
8
This Playwright Imagined Iggy Pop as Dionysus in a New Version of …
And he explains to Tom Snyder the relationship between the Dionysian and Apollonian are different principles and different spirits. And he ... «Bedford + Bowery, Jun 15»
9
National Festival Orchestra well drilled in penultimate concert
2), Milanov was prepared, precise and Apollonian. He did not really respond to the more voluptuous passages in the Strauss, and many ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
10
Birdman v Uttama Villain: Portrait of the Artiste As an Older, Wiser Man
Far from a figure of Apollonian perfection, Riggan's inadequacies are laid bare to shock and jolt the audience, merging quirky comedy with ... «PopMatters, Jun 15»

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