What does Olympian mean?

Definitions for Olympian
əˈlɪm pi ən, oʊˈlɪm-olympian

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. Olympiannoun

    an athlete who participates in the Olympic games

  2. Olympian, Olympic godadjective

    a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans

  3. Olympian, Olympicadjective

    of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants

    "Olympian plain"

  4. Olympianadjective

    of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus

    "Olympian deities"

  5. majestic, olympianadjective

    majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

    "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"

  6. exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassingadjective

    far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

    "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"

GCIDE

  1. Olympiannoun

    An inhabitant of Olympia.

  2. Olympiannoun

    An athlete who competes in the Olympics.

  3. Olympianadjective

    Pertaining to, characteristic of, or fitting for one of the gods on Olympus; grand, majestic, or aloof.

Wiktionary

  1. Olympiannoun

    Any of the 12 principal gods of the Greek pantheon; Zeus, Hera, Poseidon, Ares, Hermes, Hephaestus, Aphrodite, Athena, Apollo, Artemis, Demeter, and Hades.

  2. Olympiannoun

    Someone from Olympia.

  3. Olympiannoun

    An athlete competing in the Olympics .

  4. Olympianadjective

    Of or relating to the Greek gods.

  5. Olympianadjective

    Of heroic or godlike proportions

  6. Olympianadjective

    Of or relating to Olympia or Mount Olympus.

  7. Olympianadjective

    Of or relating the Olympic Games.

ChatGPT

  1. olympian

    An Olympian is either an athlete who has participated in the Olympic Games; a competitor or participant in sports who has a high level of achievement close to that of an Olympic athlete; or directly concerning or originating from Mount Olympus in ancient Greece, especially in reference to the gods from ancient Greek mythology.

Wikidata

  1. Olympian

    The Olympian is a fictional character, a superhero published by DC Comics. Olympian first appeared in DC Comics Presents #46, and was created by Nelson Bridwell and Alex Saviuk.

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  1. palimony

  2. polymnia

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Olympian in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Olympian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Olympian in a Sentence

  1. Nikki Rocco:

    None of us ever would have thought a picture like this -- an inspirational story about a World War Two hero and Olympian -- would have performed at this level, we would have been happy at $25 million.

  2. Lindsay Kagawa Colas:

    Brittney Griner was a model of courage today, bG’s service as an Olympian and global sport ambassador, caring for those most in need, has always distinguished Brittney Griner ; but Brittney Griner is also a human being whose family misses Brittney Griner. Brittney Griner deserves our compassion, understanding, love and support. The WNBA star and Brittney Griner is escorted to a courtroom for a hearing in Khimki outside Moscow on Thursday, July 7, 2022. ( AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko).

  3. Akwasi Frimpong:

    I qualified as Ghana's first skeleton Olympian, and the first Black male skeleton athlete ever in history at the Olympic Games, both in the world as well as for Africa.

  4. Tri Bourne:

    This has been crazy for me, just like mentally trying to comprehend the excitement of becoming an Olympian but also feeling for Taylor and understanding this is his spot ... and I’m just honored the way they are accepting me onto the team and allowing me to come in, i didn’t really ever stop pursuing being an Olympian. I stayed in shape and I just feel like I couldn’t be any more ready for this moment.

  5. Mark Harrison:

    Everyone wants to be an Olympian, i think it's more important to have every group represented rather than having a lot in just one gender or discipline.

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