PHRYGIAN

Phrygian

(noun) a Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions

Phrygian

(noun) a native or inhabitant of Phrygia

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Phryg"i*an, a. Etym: [L. Phrygius, Gr.

Definition: Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants. Phrygian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; -- so called because fabled to have been invented by the Phrygian Marsyas. Moore (Encyc. of Music).

– Phrygian stone, a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice, -- used by the ancients in dyeing, and said to be drying and astringent.

Phryg"i*an, n.

1. A native or inhabitant of Phrygia.

2. (Eccl. Hist.)

Definition: A Montanist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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