Orphism

English

Etymology

Orpheus +‎ -ism; art sense coined by Guillaume Apollinaire.

Proper noun

Orphism

A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus.
(art) A minor Cubist art movement focusing on pure abstraction and bright colours.

Translations

religious movement

German: Orphik f, Orphismus m, Orphizismus m

art movement

German: Orphischer Kubismus m, Orphismus m

Anagrams

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