'Dithyramb' definitions:
Definition of 'dithyramb'
(from WordNet)
noun
A wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing
noun
(ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus)
Definition of 'Dithyramb'
From: GCIDE
- Dithyramb \Dith"y*ramb\, n. [L. dithyrambus, Gr. ? a kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus; also, a name of Bacchus; of unknown origin: cf. F. dithyrambe.] A kind of lyric poetry in honor of Bacchus, usually sung by a band of revelers to a flute accompaniment; hence, in general, a poem written in a wild irregular strain. --Bentley. [1913 Webster]