What does CORINTHIAN mean?

Definitions for CORINTHIAN
kəˈrɪn θi əncorinthi·an

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. playboy, man-about-town, Corinthiannoun

    a man devoted to the pursuit of pleasure

  2. Corinthianadjective

    a resident of Corinth

  3. corinthianadjective

    or pertaining to the Corinthian style of architecture

  4. corinthianadjective

    of or relating to or characteristic of Corinth or its inhabitants

Wiktionary

  1. Corinthiannoun

    An inhabitant or a resident of Corinth, and its suburbs.

  2. Corinthiannoun

    An inhabitant, a resident of; a thing that originates from Corinthia

  3. Corinthiannoun

    An accomplished amateur athlete.

  4. Corinthiannoun

    A sailboat owner who helms xyr own boat in competitive racing.

  5. Corinthiannoun

    A worldly, fashionable person, accepted in society though possibly dissolute.

  6. Corinthiannoun

    Horse show-class in which contestants are members of a formal hunt and wear the livery thereof, as opposed to appointment show-class.

  7. Corinthianadjective

    Of or relating to Corinth

  8. Corinthianadjective

    Of the Corinthian Greek order

  9. Corinthianadjective

    elaborate, ornate

  10. corinthiannoun

    An amateur yachtsman who sails his own yacht without a professional skipper.

  11. Etymology: From Corinthius + -an

ChatGPT

  1. corinthian

    Corinthian can have several meanings depending on the context: 1. In architecture, Corinthian refers to one of the three main styles (orders) of classical Greek architecture, the other two being the Doric and Ionic. The Corinthian order is characterized by slender fluted columns and elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves and scrolls. 2. In geographical terms, Corinthian may refer to something or someone from or related to the city of Corinth in Greece. 3. In historical terms, Corinthian was a term used in the 18th and 19th centuries to describe a wealthy, amateur sportsman—a reference to the ancient Greek ideal of the athlete, who was simultaneously a warrior, artist, and public servant. 4. Corinthian is also a typeface, a variant of the Baskerville design, developed by Robert Besley in 1840. 5. In terms of religion, Corinthian may refer to the two biblical books in the New Testament (1 Corinthians and 2 Corinthians), the epistles of Paul to the Corinthians. 6. In boating, Corinthian refers to a category of sailing in which the crew are all amateurs. Remember that the meaning depends on the context.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Corinthianadjective

    of or relating to Corinth

  2. Corinthianadjective

    of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans

  3. Corinthianadjective

    debauched in character or practice; impure

  4. Corinthianadjective

    of or pertaining to an amateur sailor or yachtsman; as, a corinthian race (one in which the contesting yachts must be manned by amateurs.)

  5. Corinthiannoun

    a native or inhabitant of Corinth

  6. Corinthiannoun

    a gay, licentious person

Wikidata

  1. Corinthian

    The Corinthian is a fictional character in Neil Gaiman's comic book series The Sandman. He can first be seen in The Sandman #10, which is part of the second story arc, The Doll's House. The Corinthian is a nightmare created by Dream, who destroys him in the same collection for going rogue and failing to fulfill his original design. Dream later recreates him with "some changes", though the exact nature of these changes is not explicit. His most notable physical feature is his lack of eyes: in their place, two rows of small, jagged teeth line each eye socket, which he often covers with sunglasses. He can speak, eat and even respire through these mouths. The Corinthian is an impeccable dresser and will often wear only white clothing.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Corinthian

    kor-inth′i-an, adj. pertaining to Corinth, a city of Greece: pertaining to an ornate order of Greek architecture, (M. Arnold) to an over-brilliant literary style: profligate.—n. a profligate: a man of fashion, a 'swell.'—n. Cor′inth (obs.), a brothel, from the notorious licentiousness of Corinth.—v.i. Corinth′ianise, to be licentious.—Corinthian brass, bronze, an alloy made in Corinth, much valued in ancient times: assurance or effrontery.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of CORINTHIAN in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of CORINTHIAN in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of CORINTHIAN in a Sentence

  1. Ricardo Montalbán:

    soft Corinthian leather

  2. Edmund Burke:

    Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society.

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