Dithyramb (noun)
dith-ee-ram
A wild choral hymn of ancient Greece, especially one dedicated to Dionysus./ A passionate or inflated speech, poem, or other writing.
Early 17th century via Latin from Greek dithurambos, of unknown ultimate origin.
Example sentences
“She recited the epic dithyramb.”
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