Australian English Meaning of chthonian
chthonian
Other Australian English words related to chthonian
Nearest Words of chthonian
- chrysotype => Chrysotype
- chrysotile => Chrysotile
- chrysotherapy => chrysotherapy
- chrysothamnus nauseosus => Rabbitbrush
- chrysothamnus => Rabbit brush
- chrysosplenium americanum => American golden saxifrage
- chrysosplenium => Golden saxifrage
- chrysosperm => chrysosperm
- chrysopsis villosa => Golden Aster
- chrysopsis mariana => Chrysopsis mariana
Definitions and Meaning of chthonian in English
chthonian (s)
dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
chthonian (a.)
Designating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the Greeks, whose worship is widely considered as more primitive in form than that of the Olympian gods. The characteristics of chthonian worship are propitiatory and magical rites and generalized or euphemistic names of the deities, which are supposed to have been primarily ghosts.
FAQs About the word chthonian
chthonian
dwelling beneath the surface of the earthDesignating, or pertaining to, gods or spirits of the underworld; esp., relating to the underworld gods of the Greeks,
earthly,bloody,infernal,Plutonian,sulphurous,tartarean,terrestrial,worldly,anti-utopian,dystopian
celestial,ethereal ,heavenly,celestial,supernatural,angelic,Elysian,empyreal,empyrean,transcendent
chrysotype => Chrysotype, chrysotile => Chrysotile, chrysotherapy => chrysotherapy, chrysothamnus nauseosus => Rabbitbrush, chrysothamnus => Rabbit brush,
