dithyrambic
Speech parts
1. dithyrambic - Noun
2. dithyrambic - Adjective
Meaning
Pertaining to, or resembling, a dithyramb; wild and boisterous.
A dithyrambic poem; a dithyramb.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
writing
flaming
blazing
scald
speech
wild
burning
heated
elevated
epic
lyrical
glowing
fiery
ardent
fervent
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According to Aristides Quintilianus (On Music, i.12), melic composition is subdivided into three classes: dithyrambic, nomic, and tragic.
In the painted scenes, the padded dancers and phallic figures of the Dionysan throng leading the mule show that the procession was a part of the dithyrambic celebrations that were the forerunners of the satyr plays of fifth century Athens.