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Meaning of "Semele" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF SEMELE

Semele  [ˈsɛmɪlɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SEMELE

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Semele is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES SEMELE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Semele

Semele

Semele, in Greek mythology, daughter of the Boeotian hero Cadmus and Harmonia, was the mortal mother of Dionysus by Zeus in one of his many origin myths. Certain elements of the cult of Dionysos and Semele came from the Phrygians. These were modified, expanded and elaborated by the Ionian Greek invaders and colonists. Herodotus, who gives the account of Cadmus, estimates that Semele lived sixteen hundred years before his time, or around 2000 BCE In Rome, the goddess Stimula was identified as Semele.

Definition of Semele in the English dictionary

The definition of Semele in the dictionary is mother of Dionysus by Zeus.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SEMELE


clammily
ˈklæmɪlɪ
contumely
ˈkɒntjʊmɪlɪ
dissimile
dɪsˈsɪmɪlɪ
dreamily
ˈdriːmɪlɪ
facsimile
fækˈsɪmɪlɪ
family
ˈfæmɪlɪ
filmily
ˈfɪlmɪlɪ
gamily
ˈɡeɪmɪlɪ
gemmily
ˈdʒɛmɪlɪ
gloomily
ˈɡluːmɪlɪ
homily
ˈhɒmɪlɪ
millie
ˈmɪlɪ
multifamily
ˌmʌltɪˈfæmɪlɪ
nonfamily
ˌnɒnˈfæmɪlɪ
roomily
ˈruːmɪlɪ
simile
ˈsɪmɪlɪ
smarmily
ˈsmɑːmɪlɪ
stepfamily
ˈstɛpˌfæmɪlɪ
subfamily
ˈsʌbˌfæmɪlɪ
superfamily
ˈsuːpəˌfæmɪlɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SEMELE

Semeroe
Semeru
semester
semestral
semestrial
semi
semi-autonomous
Semi-Bantu

WORDS THAT END LIKE SEMELE

abele
allele
clientele
dele
fistmele
hele
hydrocele
kantele
Ndebele
Passchendaele
Peele
pommele
Ramphele
Schiele
sele
Steele
stele
triskele
ukelele
ukulele

Synonyms and antonyms of Semele in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Semele» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SEMELE

Find out the translation of Semele to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
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塞墨勒
1,325 millions of speakers

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Semele
570 millions of speakers

English

Semele
510 millions of speakers

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Semele
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سميل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Семела
278 millions of speakers

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Semele
270 millions of speakers

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Semele
260 millions of speakers

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Semele
220 millions of speakers

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Semele
190 millions of speakers

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Semele
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

セメル
130 millions of speakers

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Semele
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Semele
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Semele
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Semele
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सेमेले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Semele
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Semele
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Semele
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Семела
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Translator English - Romanian

Semele
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Translator English - Greek

Σεμέλη
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Semele
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Semele
10 millions of speakers
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Semele
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Semele

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMELE»

The term «Semele» is normally little used and occupies the 114.270 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SEMELE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMELE»

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Semele: An Opera
MMMW ARGUMENT Introductory to the OPERA of SEMELE. %%%%V%qb Fter Jupiter's dmozcr with Europa, 3: the Daughter of Agenor, King of ab Phaznicia, he again incenses Juno by 3: a new Affair in the same Family; %%%%$% viz. with ...
William Congreve, George Frideric Handel, 2013
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Semele (Abridged Concert Version): SATB with SSAATTBBB Soli ...
NOTE. TO. THE. ABRIDGED. CONCERT. EDITION. The aim of the publishers in producing this edition is to provide choral societies with a practical version of a work too Ion-,' neglected. Several causes have contributed to this neglect, but it is  ...
Handel, George Frideric
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Semele: a dramatic poem
SEMELE. Be silent, traitor! JUPITER (unwillingly tender). SEMELE. Semele ! Fly! JUPITER (regarding her majestically). I am Jupiter! SEMELE. Thou Jupiter? Tremble, Salmoneus,43 terribly again Will he require the stolen attire, which thou Art ...
Friedrich Schiller, Ludwig (Bayern, König, I.), August von Platen, 1835
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Semele; or, The spirit of beauty
And then she, in her frenzied terror, cast herself on the hearth, where a large fire was burning, and imagined, as the flames were scorching her, that she was the wretched Semele consumed of Jove. And when she was rescued, she gave ...
John Davies Mereweather, 1867
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Semele. Poems on several occasions. The way of the world. ...
yvNQ > To me thy leaden Rod resign: To charm the Ceotinels On Mount Cithmm; Then cast a Sleep on mortal InoJ That l may seem her Form to wear When I to Semele appear. Obey my Will, thy Rod resign, And Paflthea shall be thine.
William Congreve, 1730
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Greek Heroine Cults
the ultimate immortality of Semele. Hesiod's version (Theog. 940-42) succinctly states the relationship: dddvaTov dvr)Tr)' vvv 6' d\i^>inepoi deoi eicnv, "a mortal ( gave birth to) an immortal. Now both are gods." Semele has two cult places at ...
Jennifer Lynn Larson, 1995
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Historical Anthology of Music by Women
Semele is the first of the three cantatas and is included here in its first modern edition. It is based on the Greek myth of Semele, mistress of Zeus and mother of Dionysus. When Semele insists on knowing the identity of her lover, Zeus appears ...
James R. Briscoe, 1987
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The molluscan fauna of the Alum Bluff group of Florida
Genus SEMELE Schumacher 1817. Semele Schumacher, Essai d'un nouveau systeme des habitations des vers testaces, p. 1G5. Type : Teliina reticulata Spengler = Tettina prqficua Pulteney. (Pliocene of South Carolina and Florida and living ...
Julia Anna Gardner, 1926
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Sea Shells of Tropical West America: Marine Mollusks from ...
Semele rosea tahogensis Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932. Very similar in color and sculpture to S. r. rosea, this subspecies has a more ovate shell, with the anterior end proportionately longer. Length of a large specimen, 64 mm; height, 53 mm.
Angeline Myra Keen, 1971
10
Ancient Greek Beliefs
Dionysus, the wine god, is the son of Zeus and the mortal, Semele, a Hellenic princess of Thebes. She is the daughter of Cadmus and Harmonia. Semele is the sister of fair-cheeked Agave, Autonoe, Ino, and Polydorus. One day Hera appears ...
Perry L. Westmoreland, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMELE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Semele is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brennende Leidenschaft - Der Barockspezialist Ivor Bolton bringt …
Bis heute debattiert die Musikwissenschaft darüber, ob Semele nicht doch auch irgendwie eine Oper sei. Foto: Deutsche Grammophon/Mat Hennek. «Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger, May 15»
2
Carolyn Sampson steelt de show in Semele
Sopraan Carolyn Sampson ging zondagmiddag in het Concertgebouw geheel op in haar rol van Semele in de gelijknamige opera van Händel. Ze voorzag de ... «Place de l'Opera, May 15»
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Two men arrested after scam in Radford Semele
Two men have been arrested after an elderly lady from Radford Semele was subjected to a fraud scam. Last Wednesday two men visited the 76-year-old woman ... «Leamington Courier, Apr 15»
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Opera Reviews: 'Semele' and 'The Flying Dutchman' Are Imperfect …
Semele” is the tale of a mortal who aspires, fatally, to immortality. Swept off to a celestial love nest by the besotted Jupiter, the still-discontented princess is ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
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Staff Picks: 'Maude,' 'Semele' at BAM, and Panini Jokes
Need a great book to read, album to listen to, or TV show to get hooked on? The Flavorwire team is here to help: in this weekly feature, our editorial staffers ... «Flavorwire, Mar 15»
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Semele at Queen Elizabeth Hall
However, in any performance of Semele, Handel's rollicking almost-opera of 1744, gravity cannot last long, certainly not past its first aria, the heroine's sweetly ... «The Times, Mar 15»
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Opera Review (NYC): Handel's 'Semele' Directed by Zhang Huan at …
Visual and performance artist Zhang Huan's splendid staging of George Frideric Handel's Semele, while occasionally incoherent, is simultaneously dazzling ... «Blogcritics, Mar 15»
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Review: Handel's 'Semele' Comes With Sumo Wrestlers at BAM
But the Chinese artist Zhang Huan's production of Handel's “Semele,” which opened at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on Wednesday night, is not one of them. «New York Times, Mar 15»
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BAM's 'Semele': Where Baroque Opera Meets Sumo Wrestling
When the opera “Semele” opens Wednesday at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, the stage will hold some extra weight: two sumo wrestlers, totaling 700 pounds, ... «Wall Street Journal, Mar 15»
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On Stage: Top 5 NY shows this week include 'Semele' at BAM …
Semele at BAM — Handel's opera "Semele" reaches the stage of the BAM Howard Gilman Opera House in a Canadian Opera Company production directed by ... «NJ.com, Mar 15»

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