dithyramb

About 0.07 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun A raucous and ardent choral hymn sung in ancient Athens in honor of the god Dionysus.
2. noun A poem or oration in the same style.
3. noun An impassioned speech; a rant.

Similar words

cyclic chorus dionysia comedy dionysian thiasus epinicion te deum skolion chorus dromos

Often followed by

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Word family

dithyrambic dithyrambically dithyrambs