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olympian

noun or adjective · /oh-LIM-pee-un/

An Olympian is someone who takes part in the Olympic Games. It can also mean something connected to Mount Olympus or the Greek gods.

In a sentence

  • "The Olympian raced around the track as the crowd waved flags and cheered."
  • "In the myth, an Olympian god watched over the heroes from high on Mount Olympus."

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Dictionary definition · Olympian

noun

  1. an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
  2. a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans

adjective

  1. of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants"Olympian plain"
  2. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters"his majestic presence"
  3. of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus"Olympian deities"
  4. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree"a night of exceeding darkness"

Similar words

OlympicmajesticOlympic godTwelve Olympiansexceedingexceptionalprodigioussurpassing

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).