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Parnassian
[ pahr-nas-ee-uhn ]
adjective
- pertaining to Mount Parnassus.
- pertaining to poetry.
- of, relating to, or noting a school of French poets of the latter half of the 19th century, characterized chiefly by a belief in art for art's sake, by an emphasis on metrical form, and by the repression of emotive elements: so called from Le Parnasse Contemporain, the title of their first collection of poems, published in 1866.
noun
- a member of the Parnassian school of French poets.
Parnassian
1/ ɑːˈæɪə /
adjective
- of or relating to Mount Parnassus or poetry
Parnassian
2/ ɑːˈæɪə /
noun
- one of a school of French poets of the late 19th century who wrote verse that emphasized metrical form and restricted emotion
adjective
- of or relating to the Parnassians or their poetry
Derived Forms
- ʲˈԲˌ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ʲ·Բs·· ʲ·Բs noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Parnassian1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of Parnassian1
Example Sentences
So, I got “I Am Charlotte Simmons” from the library, expecting Parnassian enlightenment about the four years ahead.
His individual voice materializes in settings of Paul Bourget, Théodore de Banville, Baudelaire, Verlaine, and Mallarmé—poets who ranged from Parnassian classicism to Symbolist esotericism.
I was delighted to observe that the comely young lady of such exquisite voice I had seen previously was returned, this maiden attended like one of the Parnassian sisters by a company of other songstresses.
Karen Hankins of Crandall caught a nice-sized Rocky Mountain Parnassian early in the Park County count.
Head for higher elevations at the top of Tower Mountain for the best chance to find a mountain parnassian.
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