Orphic — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus

having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɔːɹfɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɔːfɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɔːfɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɔːɹfɪk/.

Examples

mysterious symbols
the mystical style of Blake
occult lore

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

mystic secret mystical occult mysterious

Parts of Speech

adjective	ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus
adjective	having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding “mysterious symbols”

Word Forms

Orpheus	noun	(Greek mythology) a great musician; when his wife Eurydice died he went to Hades to get her back but failed
mystery	noun	something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
mystic	noun	someone who believes in the existence of realities beyond human comprehension
occult	noun	supernatural forces and events and beings collectively

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

orphisch

Orpheus zugeschrieben oder charakteristisch für Ideen in Werken, die Orpheus zugeschrieben werden

🇫🇷French

orphique

attribué à Orphée ou caractéristique des idées dans les œuvres attribuées à Orphée

🇪🇸Spanish

órfico

atribuido a Orfeo o característica de las ideas en obras atribuidas a Orfeo

🇮🇹Italian

orfico

attribuito a Orfeo o caratteristico delle idee in opere attribuite a Orfeo

🇳🇱Dutch

orfisch

toegeschreven aan Orpheus of kenmerkend voor ideeën in werken die aan Orpheus worden toegeschreven

🇵🇹Portuguese

órfico

atribuída a Orfeu ou característica de ideias em obras atribuídas a Orfeu

🇷🇺Russian

орфический

приписываемые Орфею или характеристики идей в произведениях, приписываемых Орфею

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गुप्त

ऑर्फ़ियस से संबंधित या ऑर्फ़ियस से संबंधित कार्यों में विचारों की विशेषता

🇧🇩Bengali

অরফিক

অর্ফিয়াসকে দায়ী করা হয়েছে বা অর্ফিয়াসকে দায়ী করা কাজের মধ্যে ধারণার বৈশিষ্ট্য

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆర్ఫిక్

ఓర్ఫియస్‌కు ఆపాదించబడింది లేదా ఓర్ఫియస్‌కు ఆపాదించబడిన రచనలలోని ఆలోచనల లక్షణం

🇮🇳Marathi

ऑर्फिक

ऑर्फियसला श्रेय दिलेले किंवा ऑर्फियसच्या कृतींमध्ये कल्पनांचे वैशिष्ट्य

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઓર્ફિક

ઓર્ફિયસને આભારી અથવા ઓર્ફિયસને આભારી કાર્યોમાં વિચારોની લાક્ષણિકતા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆರ್ಫಿಕ್

ಆರ್ಫಿಯಸ್‌ಗೆ ಹೇಳಲಾಗಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಆರ್ಫಿಯಸ್‌ಗೆ ಆಪಾದಿತ ಕೃತಿಗಳಲ್ಲಿನ ಕಲ್ಪನೆಗಳ ಗುಣಲಕ್ಷಣ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഓർഫിക്

ഓർഫിയസിനോട് പറഞ്ഞിരിക്കുന്നത് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഓർഫിയസിന് അവകാശപ്പെട്ട കൃതികളിലെ ആശയങ്ങളുടെ സ്വഭാവം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਆਰਫਿਕ

ਓਰਫਿਅਸ ਨਾਲ ਸਬੰਧਤ ਜਾਂ ਆਰਫਿਅਸ ਨੂੰ ਦਿੱਤੇ ਕੰਮਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਿਚਾਰਾਂ ਦੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

奥费斯的

归因于奥菲斯或归因于奥菲斯的作品中的思想特征

🇯🇵Japanese

オルフィック

オルフェウスのものとされる、またはオルフェウスのものとされる作品のアイデアの特徴

🇰🇷Korean

오르픽

오르페우스에게 귀속되는 것 또는 오르페우스에게 귀속되는 작품의 사상의 특징

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mồ côi

gán cho Orpheus hoặc đặc điểm của ý tưởng trong các tác phẩm được gán cho Orpheus

🇹🇭Thai

ออร์ฟิค

กำหนดให้กับ Orpheus หรือลักษณะของความคิดในงานที่กำหนดให้กับ Orpheus

🇮🇩Indonesian

gaib

dianggap berasal dari Orpheus atau karakteristik gagasan dalam karya yang dianggap berasal dari Orpheus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أورفيك

منسوبة إلى أورفيوس أو سمة من سمات الأفكار في الأعمال المنسوبة إلى أورفيوس

🇮🇷Persian

یتیم

منسوب به اورفئوس یا ویژگی ایده ها در آثار منسوب به اورفئوس

🇹🇷Turkish

orfik

Orpheus'a atfedilen veya Orpheus'a atfedilen eserlerdeki fikirlerin özelliği

🇮🇱Hebrew

יתום

מיוחס לאורפיאוס או מאפיין רעיונות ביצירות המיוחסות לאורפיאוס

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