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Olympian

Pronunciation: /əˈlɪmpɪən/
Definition of Olympian

adjective

  • 1associated with Mount Olympus in NE Greece, or with the Greek gods whose home was traditionally held to be there:a temple of Olympian Zeus
  • resembling or appropriate to a god, especially in superiority and aloofness:the court is capable of an Olympian impartiality
  • 2 [attributive] relating to the ancient or modern Olympic Games:an Olympian champion

noun

  • 1any of the pantheon of twelve Greek gods regarded as living on Olympus.
  • a person of great attainments or exalted position.
  • 2a competitor in the Olympic Games: as the greatest Olympian, he is something of a sporting god

Origin:

late 15th century: sense 1 of the adjective from Latin Olympus (see Olympus) + -ian; sense 2 of the adjective from Olympia (see Olympia) + -an

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