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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

OR'PHIC, a. Pertaining to Orpheus, the poet and musician; as Orphic hymns.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

adj
1: ascribed to Orpheus or characteristic of ideas in works ascribed to Orpheus
2: having an import not apparent to the senses nor obvious to the intelligence; beyond ordinary understanding; "mysterious symbols"; "the mystical style of Blake"; "occult lore"; "the secret learning of the ancients" [syn: mysterious, mystic, mystical, occult, secret, orphic]

Merriam Webster's

adjective Date: 1655 1. capitalized of or relating to Orpheus or the rites or doctrines ascribed to him 2. mystic, oracular 3. fascinating, entrancing • orphically adverb

Oxford Reference Dictionary

adj. 1 of or concerning Orpheus or the mysteries, doctrines, etc. associated with him; oracular; mysterious. 2 = ORPHEAN. Derivatives: Orphism n. Etymology: L Orphicus f. Gk Orphikos f. Orpheus

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Orphic Or"phic, a. [L. Orphicus, Gr. ?.] Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns.