Parnassian

Parnassian
Parnassian Par*nas"sian, n. [F. parnassien.] One of a school of French poets of the Second Empire (1852-70) who emphasized metrical form and made little use of emotion as poetic material; -- so called from the name (Parnasse contemporain) of the volume in which their first poems were collected in 1866. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

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  • Parnassian — Par*nas sian, a. [L. Parnassius.] Of or pertaining to Parnassus. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Parnassian — Par*nas sian, n. [See {Parnassus}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to the genus {Parnassius}. They inhabit the mountains, both in the Old World and in America. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Parnassian — [pär nas′ē ən] adj. [L Parnassius] 1. of Mount Parnassus 2. of the art of poetry 3. of the Parnassians n. [Fr parnassien, after Le Parnasse contemporain, title of their first collection (1866)] a member of a school of 19th cent. French poets… …   English World dictionary

  • Parnassian — adjective Date: 1629 1. [Latin parnassius of Parnassus, from Greek parnasios, from Parnasos Parnassus, mountain in Greece sacred to Apollo and the Muses] of or relating to poetry 2. [French parnassien, from Parnasse Parnassus; from Le Parnasse… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Parnassian — Parnassianism, Parnassism, n. /pahr nas ee euhn/, adj. 1. pertaining to Mount Parnassus. 2. pertaining to poetry. 3. of, pertaining to, or noting a school of French poets of the latter half of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by a belief… …   Universalium

  • Parnassian — Par•nas•si•an [[t]pɑrˈnæs i ən[/t]] adj. 1) geg pertaining to Mount Parnassus 2) lit. pertaining to poetry 3) lit. pertaining to or noting a school of French poets of the late 19th century who emphasized form over emotion 4) lit. a poet of the… …   From formal English to slang

  • Parnassian — /paˈnæsiən/ (say pah naseeuhn) adjective 1. relating to Mount Parnassus. 2. relating to poetry. 3. denoting or relating to a school of French poets, of the latter half of the 19th century, characterised especially by emphasis of form and by… …  

  • parnassian butterfly — ▪ subfamily  any member of the insect subfamily Parnassiinae of the cosmopolitan family Papilionidae (order Lepidoptera). The parnassian (Parnassius), also known as apollo, found in mountainous alpine regions in Asia, Europe, and North America,… …   Universalium

  • Parnassian — adj. of or pertaining to the Greek mountain Parnassus; of or pertaining to poetic works; poetic; of or pertaining to the 19th century French school of poets n. poet of the 19th century French school of classical poets who made little use of… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Parnassian — [pα: nasɪən] adjective 1》 relating to poetry; poetic. 2》 denoting a group of French poets who emphasized strictness of form, named from the anthology Le Parnasse contemporain (1866) …   English new terms dictionary

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