dithyramb

Noun
  1. A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing (synset 107254088)
    is a type of:
    • piece of writing, writing, written material - the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect)
    • address, speech - the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience
  2. (ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus) (synset 106390717)
    referred to in: antiquity - the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
    domain region: ellas, greece, hellenic republic - a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
    is a type of: anthem, hymn - a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation)

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