Apollonian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Apollonian in British English:
UK [ˌæpəˈləʊniən]
How to pronounce Apollonian in American English:
US [ˌæpəˈloʊniən]
Word Origin
- Apollonian (adj.)
- 1660s, from Apollo (Greek Apollon) + -ian. The Greek adjective was Apollonios. The word also is attested in English as Apollinarian (1753), Apolline (c. 1600).
Example
- 1. Yesterday we were discussing the apollonian cone .
- 2. This is the apollonian effect of painting .
- 3. In their inner world there exist two opposing forces , the dionysian spirit and the apollonian spirit , both of which strive for domination , thus resulting in various inner conflicts .
- 4. According to the analysis of the two respects , nietzsche 's theory of vision is summarized as a mode of vision , which can be called " apollonian vision " or " carnal vision " , " corporeal vision " .
- 5. " Apollonian vision " differs from the classical idea of vision , which is characterized by a desire-excluded subject . It also distinguishes itself from the abstracting and formalizing tendency in the modernist visional conception .