Corinthian

corinthian English thumb|an illustration which presents the Corinthian order (sense 2) Alternative forms en Korinthian Etymology From en la:Corinthius -an.adj. and n. 1 4717158112 en Corinth -ian. The senses related to opulence or debauchery derive from the reputation of ancient Corinth. Pronunciation en /kəˈɹɪnθi.ən/ en en-ca-Corinthian.ogg en ɪnθiən 4 en Carinthian en Co rin thi an Adjective Of or relating to Corinth. en architecture Of the Corinthian order. 21 I The silver waters of the spring had long since disappeared, but there still were left a few of the Corinthian pillars, some stretched on the ground and overgrown with creeping-plants, while two or three yet remained erect, and showed how graceful the whole must have been. II V, Byzantine Palaces XV 130 The examples of the concave family in the Byzantine times are found principally either in large capitals founded on the Greek Corinthian, used chiefly for the nave pillars of churches, or in the small lateral shafts of the palaces. Elaborate, ornate. Debauched in character or practice; impure. all her young Corinthian laity Being a sporting event (originally in horse racing and yachting) restricted to gentleman amateurs. en 1825-06-16 Dublin Evening Post Curragh June Meeting, 1825 Dublin http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000435/18250616/015/0004 4 Corinthian Stakes of 10 Guineas ... To be rode by Gentlemen. en 1844-07-01 xi Tait's Edinburgh Magazine What Is A Gentleman? Edinburgh William Tait https://archive.org/stream/taitsedinburghm12taitgoog#page/n426/mode/2up 417 It was a condition of the race, that the horses should be ridden by gentlemen ... [I]t was submitted, that if none were to be reputed in the rank of gentlemen, whose wives had not been visited by Lady Clanricarde, the notion of a Corinthian Race might as well be given up at once, within twenty miles all round Portumna castle. It would amount, in fact, to a disgentilizing of two or three counties. en 1853-01-30 "The Man In The Mask" Bell's Life in London and Sporting Chronicle The Regattas of 1853 London http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000355/18530130/071/0006 6 [W]e have horse races ... whereat the aforesaid noble animals are ridden by gentlemen, and if I err not are named "Corinthian." en 1856-10-01 5 Hunt's Yachting Magazine Royal Northern Yacht Club Regatta London Hunt https://hdl.handle.net/2027/nyp.33433066643234?urlappend=%3Bseq=447 427 In Corinthian matches the yachts are steered and manned by gentlemen alone, Derived terms en Corinthianism Corinthianize Corinthian brass Corinthian bronze Corinthian Gulf Corinthian helmet Corinthian order Corinthian spirit Corinthian leather Corinthianesque Translations of or relating to Corinth Bulgarian: bg кори́нтски Catalan: ca corinti Czech: cs korintský Danish: da korintisk Finnish: fi korinttilainen German: de korinthisch Greek: el κορινθιακός Hungarian: hu korinthoszi Irish: ga Corantach Italian: it corinzio Latin: la Corinthius, la Corinthiacus, la Corinthiēnsis Polish: pl koryncki, pl koryntyjski Portuguese: pt coríntio, pt coríntico Romanian: ro corintian, ro corintic Russian: ru кори́нфский Spanish: es corintio Swedish: sv korintisk of that classical order Bulgarian: bg кори́нтски Danish: da korintisk Finnish: fi korinttilainen Hungarian: hu korinthoszi Irish: ga Corantach Latin: la Corinthius Polish: pl koryncki, pl koryntyjski Portuguese: pt coríntio Romanian: ro corintic Russian: ru кори́нфский Noun An inhabitant or a resident of Corinth, and its suburbs. An inhabitant, a resident of; a thing that originates from Corinthia. An accomplished amateur athlete. A sailboat owner who helms their own boat in competitive racing. A worldly, fashionable person, accepted in society though possibly dissolute. en fashionista man about town trendy Thesaurus:fashionable person Thesaurus:sensualist Translations an inhabitant or a resident of Corinth Catalan: ca corinti m Czech: cs Korinťan m Danish: da korinter c Finnish: fi korinttilainen French: fr Corinthien m, fr Corinthienne f Greek: el Κορίνθιος m, el Κορίνθια f Irish: ga Corantach m Polish: pl koryntianin m, pl koryntczyk m, pl koryntyjczyk m, pl koryntianka f Portuguese: pt coríntio m Romanian: ro corintian m Russian: ru кори́нфянин m, ru кори́нфянка f Tumbuka: tum muKorinte 1 a thing that originates from Corinthia French: fr corinthien m, fr corinthienne f a well-dressed nineteenth-century Englishman French: fr Corinthien m, fr Corinthienne f Latin: la Corinthiensis References en Greece Greek demonyms