Word of the Day – Dithyramb

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.”