| Pronunciation: | | ku'rintheeun
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| Matching Terms: | | corinthiac, corinthian order, corinthians, first epistle to the, corinthians, second epistle to the
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- [n] a resident of Corinth
- [n] a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure
- [adj] (architecture) most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek architecture
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| | Synonyms: | | composite, man-about-town, playboy |
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| | Antonyms: | | doric, ionic |
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| | See Also: | | Corinth, Greek, hedonist, Hellene, Korinthos, pleasure seeker |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Co*rin"thi*an\ (-an), a.
1. Of or relating to Corinth.
2. (Arch.) Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of
architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly
used by the Romans.
This is the lightest and most ornamental of the
three orders used by the Greeks. --Parker.
3. Debauched in character or practice; impure. --Milton.
4. Of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a
corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must
be manned by amateurs.)
\Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
1. A native or inhabitant of Corinth.
2. A gay, licentious person. [Obs.]
\Co*rin"thi*an\, n.
A man of fashion given to pleasuring or sport; a fashionable
man about town; esp., a man of means who drives his own
horse, sails his own yacht, or the like.
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