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1. (adj.) Olympian
pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
2. Olympian
pertaining to Olympia in Elis.
3. Olympian
characteristic of or resembling the gods of Olympus; majestic or aloof:
an Olympian disdain.
4. (n.) Olympian
an Olympian deity.
5. Olympian
a contender in the Olympic Games.
6. Olympian
a native or inhabitant of Olympia.
Etymology: (1585–95; < LL Olympiānus)
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1. (noun) Olympian
an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
2. (adj) Olympian, Olympic god
a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
3. (adj) Olympian, Olympic
of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
"Olympian plain"
4. (adj) Olympian
of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus
"Olympian deities"
5. (adj) majestic, olympian
majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
"his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
6. (adj) exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
"a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
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