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Dionysus

Noun CEFR B2
daɪ.əˈnaɪ.səs

Definitions

The god of wine, ivy and grapes, specifically its intoxication and social influence, but also the patron of agriculture and the theater. Also related to the mystery of religion, as in "spiritual intoxication".

Greek

Equivalents

EspañolDioniso
FrançaisDionysos
DeutschDionysos
21 more languages
CatalàDionís
ČeštinaDionýsos
EsperantoDionizo
GaeilgeDiníseas
ՀայերենԴիոնիսոս
ItalianoDioniso
ქართულიდიონისე
LatinaDionysus
LietuviųDionisas
PolskiDionizos
RomânăDionis
РусскийДионис
TürkçeDiyonisos
УкраїнськаДіоніс

Examples

All hail slain and risen God / All hail Dionysus / Come blessed Dionysus, various nam'd, bull-fac'd / Begot from the thunder, Bacchus fam'd”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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