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Webster 1913 Edition


Orphic

Or′phic

,
p
rop.
Adj.
[L.
Orphicus
, Gr. [GREEK].]
Pertaining to
Orpheus
; Orphean;
as,
Orphic
hymns
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Orphic

OR'PHIC

,
Adj.
Pertaining to Orpheus, the poet and musician; as Orphic hymns.

Definition 2024


Orphic

Orphic

English

Adjective

Orphic (comparative more Orphic, superlative most Orphic)

  1. Of or pertaining to Orphism.
  2. Having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding.