Olympian
pertaining to Mount Olympus or dwelling thereon, as the gods of classical Greece.
pertaining to Olympia in Elis.
of, resembling, characteristic of, or suitable to the gods of Olympus; majestic or aloof: an Olympian landscape; an Olympian disdain.
an Olympian deity.
a contender in the Olympic Games.
a native or inhabitant of Olympia.
Origin of Olympian
1Other words from Olympian
- O·lym·pi·an·ly, adverb
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How to use Olympian in a sentence
After just two minutes with her, I knew that I wanted to become an Olympian.
It’s been an era of increased visibility in the media, led by Caitlyn Jenner’s 2015 announcement that the former Olympian was transitioning.
People can take your American record away, but never the status of being an Olympian.
Why Running’s Fastest Amateur Just Went Pro | Martin Fritz Huber | February 14, 2021 | Outside OnlineI think it’s because people who know nothing about running still know what an Olympian is.
Why Running’s Fastest Amateur Just Went Pro | Martin Fritz Huber | February 14, 2021 | Outside OnlineTracksmith running experts Nick Willis, a two-time Olympian, and Mary Cain, 3000 meter World Junior Champion.
Olympian Kevin Jackson later accused du Pont of firing him from Team Foxcatcher for being black.
The double amputee Olympian is charged with the 2013 shooting death of his girlfriend, model Reeva Steenkamp.
But her immediate response to being unable to compete—“Am I still an Olympian?”
What’s a Key to Victory in Sochi? Coming So Close to Defeat. | Kevin Bleyer | February 23, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIf he does, he will be the most decorated Winter Olympian of all time.
Olympian Daley received a deluge of goodwill messages after announcing he was in a gay relationship last December.
England’s Women’s Soccer Captain Casey Stoney Comes Out | The Telegraph | February 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTDirectors were to us junior clerks, remote personalities, mythical beings dwelling on Olympian heights.
Fifty Years of Railway Life in England, Scotland and Ireland | Joseph TatlowAnd lo, this Olympian being, this unfathomable man, descended from his cloud-capped heights and held out his hand to Tchaikovsky.
The Life & Letters of Peter Ilich Tchaikovsky | Modeste TchaikovskyApollo, the next great personage of the Olympian divinities, was more respectable morally than his father.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordThese were the twelve Olympian divinities, or greater gods; but they represent only a small part of the Grecian Pantheon.
Beacon Lights of History, Volume I | John LordAunt Maria's Olympian head nodded, and her cheerful face, glowing with tea and the camp fires, confessed "Certainly!"
Overland | John William De Forest
British Dictionary definitions for Olympian
/ (əˈlɪmpɪən) /
of or relating to Mount Olympus or to the classical Greek gods
majestic or godlike in manner or bearing
superior to mundane considerations, esp when impractical
of or relating to ancient Olympia or its inhabitants
a god of Olympus
an inhabitant or native of ancient Olympia
mainly US a competitor in the Olympic Games
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