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Or·phism
O o

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-fiz-uh m]
    • /ˈɔr fɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [awr-fiz-uh m]
    • /ˈɔr fɪz əm/

Definitions of orphism word

  • noun orphism the religious or philosophical system of the Orphic school. 1
  • noun orphism (often lowercase). Also called orphic cubism. Fine Arts. a short-lived but influential artistic movement of the early 20th century arising from analytic cubism and the work of Robert Delaunay and having as conspicuous characteristics the use of bold color, the dynamic, prismatic juxtaposition and overlapping of nonobjective geometric forms and planes, and a lightness and lyricism dissociated from its cubist origins. 1
  • noun orphism a mystery religion of ancient Greece, widespread from the 6th century bc onwards, combining pre-Hellenic beliefs, the Thracian cult of (Dionysius) Zagreus, etc 0
  • noun orphism the rites and religion ascribed to Orpheus as founder 0
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orphism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 65% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for orphism

noun orphism

  • cabala — a Jewish mystical movement based on a symbolic interpretation of the Scriptures: it flourished from the end of the 12th cent.
  • cabalism — a mystical philosophical doctrine based on the doctrines of the cabala
  • cabbalism — cabala.
  • mysticism — the beliefs, ideas, or mode of thought of mystics.
  • kabbalism — The study of the Kabbalah.
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  • synchromism

    a movement of the early 20th century led by American artists and manifested in their experimentation with nonfigurative or entirely abstract paintings containing shapes and volumes of pure color. Compare Orphism (def 2).
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