Dorian

dorian English Etymology Constructed like the en fr Doriens. From the en la - root of la Dōres + en -ian. Compare grc Δωριεύς of Doris. Pronunciation en /ˈdɔːɹiən/ en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dorian.wav Southern England Adjective Of or relating to the Dorians. en of a man homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively men as romantic or sexual partners; male counterpart of lesbian. en 1883 John Addington Symonds A Problem in Greek Ethics 19 https://www.gutenberg.org/files/32022/32022-h/32022-h.htm#XIX while the [Dorian] love of males for males in Greece obtained moralisation, and reached the high position of a recognised social function, the [Lesbian] love of female for female remained undeveloped and unhonoured en 1890 John Addington Symonds in A. Strahan The Contemporary Review https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/The_Contemporary_Review/vozQAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Dorian+love%22&pg=PA416&printsec=frontcover 416 All the Spartan kings and generals grew up under the institution of Dorian love. Epameinondas and Alexander were notable lovers; and the names of their comrades are recorded. en 2011 Daniel Orrells Classical Culture and Modern Masculinity https://www.google.com.br/books/edition/The_Contemporary_Review/vozQAAAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=%22Dorian+love%22&pg=PA416&printsec=frontcover 159 And the evidence from Symonds's Memoirs seems to suggest that 'Ionian' implied pederastic relations, as attested in ancient Athens, whereas 'Dorian' involved two virile men. en 2012 Daniel Orrells Greek love, orientalism and race: intersections in Classical reception The Cambridge Classical Journal Cambridge University Press https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/cambridge-classical-journal/article/abs/greek-love-orientalism-and-race-intersections-in-classical-reception/654B183252B4C9C503DF97B0BBC377FC Dorian love, on the other hand, was a love between two virile equals, and so exceptional and unique. en 2015 John Lauritsen Down With LGBTQ! Gay Liberation Utrecht University http://paganpressbooks.com/jpl/LGBTQ.HTM Gay may not be ideal, and it has acquired negative connotations in recent years. I'd much prefer the beautiful word, Dorian, which can be both noun and adjective. 16 July 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20221223213749/https://paganpressbooks.com/jpl/LGBTQ.HTM 23 December 2022 en 2015 Lotte Campman Greek Love and Love for All Things Greek: Gay Subtext and Greek Intertext in Works by Oscar Wilde 1 https://studenttheses.uu.nl/bitstream/handle/20.500.12932/19697/Campman,%20Lotte.%20MA%20Thesis.pdf 9 Wilde’s choice for his main protagonist’s name a “veiled reference to ‘Dorian’ or ‘Greek’ love”. en 2022 Sarah Olsen & Mario Telò Queer Euripides: Re-Readings in Greek Tragedy 1 https://books.google.com.br/books?id=vTFeEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA31&lpg=PA31&dq=doric+love,+manly+love,+virile+love&source=bl&ots=B16CaPVo8n&sig=ACfU3U3SvKAX_vkXK32QT7zA3e9GNgPbQQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjwya6WtYr6AhWkK7kGHf-8B-wQ6AF6BAgWEAM#v=onepage&q=doric%20love%2C%20manly%20love%2C%20virile%20love&f=false 31 "Dorian love" between two masculine adult men should now be seen as a model for modern democratic, socialist politics. en mythology Of or relating to the oceanid Doris in Greek mythology. en astronomy Of or relating to the asteroid (48) Doris. Derived terms en Ukrainian Dorian Translations of or relating to the Dorians Bulgarian: bg дорийски Catalan: ca dori, ca dòric Finnish: fi doorilainen French: fr dorique, fr dorien Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Δωρικός m Italian: it dorico m Latin: la Dōrius m, la Dōricus m, la Dōriēnsis m f Portuguese: pt dórico m Romanian: ro Russian: ru дори́йский Sicilian: scn dùricu m Noun A member of the Dorians. Translations a member of the Dorians Bulgarian: bg дориец m Catalan: ca dori m, ca dòria f Finnish: fi doorilainen French: fr Dorien m Greek: Ancient Greek: grc Δωριεύς m, grc Δωριεῖς m-p Hungarian: hu dór Italian: it Dori m-p Polish: pl Dor m Portuguese: pt dório m Romanian: ro Russian: ru дори́ец m Sicilian: scn Duri m-p Proper noun en male Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891). en female. Derived terms en Adoribull Dorianmance Dorianmancer Translations male given name Bulgarian: bg Дориан m See also en Doric en Dorian Gray effect en Dorian mode en Hellenic en hypodorian en Pelasgian Anagrams en adinor Orinda ordain Rodina darion ranoid NORAID inroad Ardoin donair radion draino en Sexual orientations en LGBTQ Albanian Proper noun m sq male Declension