Definitions for orphismˈɔr fɪz əm
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
Or•phismˈɔr fɪz əm(n.)
a Greek religious movement of the 6th to 5th centuries b.c. whose mystic beliefs were expounded in poems allegedly written by Orpheus.
Category: Mythology
Origin of Orphism:
1875–80
Wiktionary
Orphism(ProperNoun)
A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus.
Orphism(ProperNoun)
A minor Cubist art movement focusing on pure abstraction and bright colours.
Origin: ; art sense coined by .
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