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Orphic is an English word with synonyms like mysterious or mystic. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Orphic in a sentence

Orphic meaning

  1. Of or pertaining to Orphism and its doctrines and rituals.
  2. Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; mystic.
  3. Hypnotic; entrancing.

Synonyms of Orphic

mythical being mysterious mystic mystical occult secret esoteric

Related words

Other words often associated with Orphic or its synonyms:

faith deep intellection thought religion cerebration thinking cryptic cabalistic cause information undercover

Using Orphic

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to Orphism and its doctrines and rituals. | Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; mystic. | Hypnotic; entrancing.
  • Useful related words include: mythical being, mysterious, mystic, mystical.
  • In the example corpus, orphic often appears in combinations such as: the orphic, orphic hymn, orphic hymns.

Context around Orphic

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 28.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 5 start, 8 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 14 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

pythagoras 1× ancient 1× demeter 1× leto 1×

Often after:

hymn 3× hymns 2× hammer 1× narratives 1× elements 1× sources 1× view 1× doctrine 1× cosmogony 1× precepts 1×

Sentence patterns with Orphic

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

bringing the orphic doctrine from 1× from an orphic hymn to 1× from pythagoras orphic elements entered 1× in ancient orphic sources and 1× in the orphic cosmogony the 1× of demeter orphic hymn 40 1× of the orphic hymns khthonios 1× of the orphic narratives survive 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

although only scraps 1× for example the 1× from pythagoras orphic 1× in ancient orphic 1× it would seem 1× pythagoras is not 1×

Common sentence endings:

ancient as pausanias 1× and various names 1× any degree religious 1× apocryphon of john 1× cosmos are born 1× for its diffusion 1×

Words around Orphic

Just before it in the word index:

orpheus 70 orpheum 23 orpheo 2 orphen 2 orphans 187 orphaning 3

Just after it in the word index:

orphism 5 orpik 4 orpin 2 orpington 22 orpo 11 orquestra 3

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaon 19 abbv 19 abdalla 19 abdirahman 19 abdulmalik 19 abhimanyu 19

Corpus analysis for Orphic

  • In this selection, "orphic" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, pythagoras, ancient, demeter, hymn, hymns and hammer stand out and add context to how "orphic" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include bringing the orphic doctrine from and from an orphic hymn to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "orphic" sits close to words such as aaon, abbv and abdalla, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with orphic

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The Orphic Hammer is no ordinary warhammer -- it's legendary. (10 words)

Although only scraps of the Orphic narratives survive, they show interesting differences with the Hesiodic tradition. (16 words)

One of the Orphic Hymns Khthonios is dedicated to Hermes, indicating that he was also a god of the underworld. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

This is her one active mythic role: once Apollo and Artemis are grown, Leto withdraws, to remain a dim Hesiod, Theogony 406; "dark-veiled Leto" ( Orphic Hymn 35, To Leto and benevolent matronly figure upon Olympus, her part already played. (40 words)

Unlike the previous compilations in this series, the majority of the material herein has the spark of something unique and truly promising; particularly the Orphic and Prodigy, with a capable rules-developer, could have been 5-star hybrid classes. (39 words)

Pythagoras is not believed to have invented the doctrine nor have imported it from Egypt. Instead he made his reputation by bringing the Orphic doctrine from North-Eastern Hellas to Magna Graecia, and creating societies for its diffusion. (38 words)

Example sentences (14)

The Orphic Hammer is no ordinary warhammer -- it's legendary.

Unlike the previous compilations in this series, the majority of the material herein has the spark of something unique and truly promising; particularly the Orphic and Prodigy, with a capable rules-developer, could have been 5-star hybrid classes.

Although only scraps of the Orphic narratives survive, they show interesting differences with the Hesiodic tradition.

For example, the first ten verses of the Works and Days may have been borrowed from an Orphic hymn to Zeus (they were recognised as not the work of Hesiod by critics as ancient as Pausanias).

From Pythagoras Orphic elements entered into the philosophy of Plato, and from Plato into most later philosophy that was in any degree religious.

In ancient Orphic sources and in the mystery schools, Tartarus is also the unbounded first-existing entity from which the Light and the cosmos are born.

It would seem then that the Orphic view of the demiurge was integrated into Jewish Gnosticism even before the redaction of the myth contained in the original Apocryphon of John.

One of the Orphic Hymns Khthonios is dedicated to Hermes, indicating that he was also a god of the underworld.

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Pythagoras is not believed to have invented the doctrine nor have imported it from Egypt. Instead he made his reputation by bringing the Orphic doctrine from North-Eastern Hellas to Magna Graecia, and creating societies for its diffusion.

Schwabe & Co. p. 29 By contrast, in the Orphic cosmogony the unaging Chronos produced Aether and Chaos and made a silvery egg in divine Aether.

Silenus was described as the oldest, wisest and most drunken of the followers of Dionysus, and was said in Orphic hymns to be the young god's tutor.

The element De- may be connected with Deo, a surname of Demeter Orphic Hymn 40 to Demeter (translated by Thomas Taylor: "O universal mother Deo famed, august, the source of wealth and various names".

There is disagreement among the biographers as to whether Pythagoras forbade all animal food, as Empedocles did afterwards, Aristotle, Rhet. i. 14. § 2; Sextus Empiricus, ix. 127. This was also one of the Orphic precepts, Aristoph.

This is her one active mythic role: once Apollo and Artemis are grown, Leto withdraws, to remain a dim Hesiod, Theogony 406; "dark-veiled Leto" ( Orphic Hymn 35, To Leto and benevolent matronly figure upon Olympus, her part already played.

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Common combinations with orphic

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "orphic" in a sentence?
An example: "The Orphic Hammer is no ordinary warhammer -- it's legendary." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "orphic" from authentic English texts.
What does "orphic" mean?
Orphic means: Of or pertaining to Orphism and its doctrines and rituals.
What are synonyms of "orphic"?
Common synonyms of "orphic" include: mythical being, mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, esoteric.
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