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A Writer's Dictionary:

Orphean Definition


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Orphean
adj
    1. Relating to Orpheus, a mythical Greek musician and poet who could move inanimate objects by the music of his lyre, the founder and interpreter of the ancient mysteries.
    2. Melodious or entrancing.
    3. Orphic(adj 1).
noun
    1. An adherent of Orphic philosophy.
Etymology: 19c as noun; 16c.



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