"Orphism" meaning in All languages combined

See Orphism on Wiktionary

Proper name [English]

Etymology: Orpheus + -ism; art sense coined by French poet Guillaume Apollinaire in 1912 as orphisme. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Orpheus|ism}} Orpheus + -ism, {{coin|en|Q133855|in=1912|nobycat=1|nocap=1}} coined by French poet Guillaume Apollinaire in 1912, {{m|fr|orphisme}} orphisme Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Orphism
  1. (religion, Ancient Greece) A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus. Categories (topical): Ancient Greece, Religion Translations (religious movement): օրփեոսականություն (ōrpʻeosakanutʻyun) (Armenian), orfisme [masculine] (Catalan), orphisme [masculine] (French), Orphik [feminine] (German), Orphismus [masculine] (German), Orphizismus [masculine] (German), orfismo [masculine] (Italian), orfizm [masculine] (Polish), orfism [neuter] (Romanian), орфи́зм (orfízm) [masculine] (Russian)
    Sense id: en-Orphism-en-name-KICCSEIQ Topics: lifestyle, religion Disambiguation of 'religious movement': 59 41
  2. (art) A minor Cubist art movement focusing on pure abstraction and bright colours. Categories (topical): Art Synonyms: Orphic cubism Translations (art movement): orphisme [masculine] (French), cubisme orphique [masculine] (French), Orphischer Kubismus [masculine] (German), Orphismus [masculine] (German), Oirféachas [masculine] (Irish), cubismo orfico [masculine] (Italian), orfismo [masculine] (Italian)
    Sense id: en-Orphism-en-name-LL-mQebg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism, Late Antiquity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 22 78 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 19 81 Disambiguation of Late Antiquity: 40 60 Topics: art, arts Disambiguation of 'art movement': 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: Orphic, Orphist

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