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Meaning of "chthonian" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD CHTHONIAN

From Greek khthonios in or under the earth, from khthōn earth.
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PRONUNCIATION OF CHTHONIAN

chthonian  [ˈθəʊnɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF CHTHONIAN

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

WHAT DOES CHTHONIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of chthonian in the English dictionary

The definition of chthonian in the dictionary is of or relating to the underworld.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH CHTHONIAN


Amazonian
æməˈzəʊnɪən
Babylonian
ˌbæbɪˈləʊnɪən
Bathonian
bəˈθəʊnɪən
Bostonian
bɒsˈtəʊnɪən
Caledonian
ˌkælɪˈdəʊnɪən
Devonian
dəˈvəʊnɪən
draconian
dreɪˈkəʊnɪən
Estonian
ɛˈstəʊnɪən
Etonian
iːˈtəʊnɪən
favonian
fəˈvəʊnɪən
Hambletonian
ˌhæmbəlˈtəʊnɪən
Hamiltonian
ˌhæməlˈtəʊnɪən
Ionian
aɪˈəʊnɪən
Jacksonian
dʒækˈsəʊnɪən
Macedonian
ˌmæsɪˈdəʊnɪən
Newtonian
njuːˈtəʊnɪən
parkinsonian
ˌpɑːkɪnˈsəʊnɪən
Smithsonian
smɪθˈsəʊnɪən
Tobagonian
ˌtəʊbəˈɡəʊnɪən
Torontonian
tɒrənˈtəʊnɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE CHTHONIAN

chrysocolla
chrysocracy
chrysolite
chrysolitic
chrysomelid
chrysophan
chrysophilite
chrysophyte
chrysoprase
Chrysostom
chrysotile
chthonic
Chu Chiang
Chu Hsi
Chu Kiang
Chu Teh
Chu Xi
Chuang-tzu
chub
chubasco

WORDS THAT END LIKE CHTHONIAN

aeonian
Apollonian
Baconian
calypsonian
Cameroonian
chelonian
Ciceronian
Franconian
gorgonian
Jeffersonian
Livonian
Miltonian
New Caledonian
Oxonian
Plutonian
Romanian
Slavonian
the Devonian
Thessalonian
Washingtonian
Wilsonian

Synonyms and antonyms of chthonian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «chthonian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF CHTHONIAN

Find out the translation of chthonian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of chthonian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «chthonian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

chthonian
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

chthonian
570 millions of speakers

English

chthonian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

chthonian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

chthonian
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

хтоническими
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ctônio
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

chthonian
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

chthonien
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Chthonian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

chthonian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

chthonian
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

chthonian
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Chthonian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chthonian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புராணங்களில் வரும் நிலத்திற்கடியில் வாழும் தெய்வங்கள் சார்ந்த
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Chthonian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

chthonian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ctonio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

chthonian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

хтоническими
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chtoniene
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

χθόνιες
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

chthonian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

chthonian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

chthonian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of chthonian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «CHTHONIAN»

The term «chthonian» is regularly used and occupies the 101.326 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «CHTHONIAN» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CHTHONIAN»

Discover the use of chthonian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to chthonian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Dictionary Of The Bible: Supplement -- Articles
(2) The Olympian and the Chthonian gods. — The difference between the gods of the old religious ideas and of the newer or Hellenic thought tended to crystallize in the distinction between Chthonian and Olympian gods, though this distinction ...
James Hastings, 2004
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Evoking Eternity: Chthonian Edition
For the thousands of years that ritual evocation has been practiced, however, it has also been confused and jumbled by assumptions, dogmas, and initiatory secrets all of which are obliterated by Evoking Eternity.E.A. Koetting, in this ...
E. A. Koetting, 2011
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The Mystery of Human Relationship: Alchemy and the ...
At root, we are seeking the animation ofasoul that has been frozen in earlyterrifying experiences of chthonian life.CamillePaglia offers a succinctand vivid account ofthe Dionysian levelinher book Sexual Personae: What the west represses ...
Nathan Schwartz-Salant, 2003
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Chthonian Stars
This is the core setting book, with everything a new players needs (other than the Traveller Core Rulebook).
Martin J. Dougherty, 2012
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On Greek Religion:
Proof positive, however, that an “on the spot” rule gave the banquet a special, chthonian intensity is not available. And the adoption of such rules as a criterion opens the door uncomfortably wide. They are found in many cults of gods as well as ...
Robert Parker, 2011
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A Local History of Greek Polytheism: Gods, People and the ...
ritual activity is identified as Chthonian.77 It is not always clear from our evidence whether ancient Greeks perceived and/or ascribed a difference in meaning to such differences in ritual or to a physical location of cult, yet modern scholars often ...
Irene Polinskaya, 2013
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Myth, Religion, and Mother Right: Selected Writings of J.J. ...
Only the chthonian-maternal mystery of the Pelasgian religion can account for the Pythagorean women; their acts and spiritual attitude cannot be explained by the concepts of Greek classicism. Separated from that cultic foundation, the ...
Johann Jakob Bachofen, 1992
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Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide
Even an “Olympian” deity such as Athena is at Athens may have chthonian features, such as her association with make, a creature symbolic of the earth. Second, some deities evolved a c personality that blended Olympian and chthonian ...
Jennifer Larson, 2007
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Ancient Greek Cults: A Guide
Even an “Olympian” deity such as Athena Polias at Athens may have chthonian features, such as her association with the snake, a creature symbolic of the earth. Second, some deities evolved a cultic personality that blended Olympian and ...
Jennifer Lynn Larson, 2007
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Animus Rising: Mothers, Daughters and the Endopsychic Phallus
seminal agency or procreative pneuma.38 Elevation of the male organ to solar phallus is indeed a transcendent event, considering its purely chthonian origins as the brazen serpent in the Garden of Paradise, or the pre-Hellenic appearance of ...
Bernard X. Bovasso, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CHTHONIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term chthonian is used in the context of the following news items.
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MOVIE REVIEW: Remake does not improve on 'Poltergeist'
... Nine Inch Nails videos more readily than any otherworldly chthonian purgatory. Composer Marc Streitenfeld turns in a largely effective score, ... «Gwinnettdailypost.com, May 15»
2
Kevin Barnes' Monolithic Egress: An Interview with of Montreal
There's a wonderful progression I've never heard before in a punk song on your new album called “Chthonian Dirge”. You use an augmented ... «PopMatters, Apr 15»
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Psychedelic Country from of Montreal at Neumos
... the almost drone-garage “Chthonian Dirge For Uruk The Other.” When the album is considered on the grand scale of the band's long history, ... «SMI, Mar 15»
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Of Montreal: Aureate Gloom (take 2)
(Speaking of “Chthonian Dirge for Uruk the Other”, have I mentioned the song titles? They make Shabazz Palaces sound coherent.) Aureate ... «PopMatters, Mar 15»
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CD Reviews: Kelly Clarkson; Brandi Carlile; Of Montreal; Asleep at …
... and the prog-punk cacophony of "Chthonian Dirge For Uruk the Other" are at once pretentious and self-aware and, above all, kaleidoscopic. «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Mar 15»
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Pop Forecast for March 2: Chappie, American Crime new this week
This is the kind of idiosyncratic group with song titles like Chthonian Dirge for Uruk the Other. Enough said. Forecast: The Romeros welcome ... «Canada.com, Mar 15»
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Aureate Gloom
... symphonic sweep on "Estocadas," before Barnes' band plows into noise-punk ("Chthonian Dirge for Uruk the Other") and exploratory guitar ... «Under the Radar Mag, Feb 15»
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Review: Of Montreal, 'Aureate Gloom'
There is precisely one band that likes rock and funk and disco so much while also opening up the brain space where a title like "Chthonian ... «NPR, Feb 15»
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Evolve review: monster squad
Goliath is a massive, charging, rock-throwing, fire-breathing killing machine. Kraken is a chthonian nightmare, unleashing lightning as it flies ... «Polygon, Feb 15»
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Toukiden Kiwami mission trailer released, pre-order bonuses detailed
Amazon – 2 exclusive pieces of armor: a set of Tenko Gloves and a Chthonian Fiend Mask. Europe. GAME – Additional armor for their slayer, ... «VG247, Jan 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Chthonian [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/chthonian>. May 2024 ».
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