Definition for Orphic:

• Pertaining to Orpheus; Orphean; as, Orphic hymns.

Synonyms for Orphic:

• adj.

  •deep (adjective)
  • intricate,
  • delphic,
  • complex,
  • sibylline,
  • discerning,
  • difficult,
  • learned,
  • acute,
  • abstruse,
  • heavy,
  • arcane,
  • sagacious,
  • serious,
  • hidden,
  • concealed,
  • hermetic,
  • hard to understand,
  • incisive,
  • wise,
  • penetrating.
  •entrancing (adjective)
  • fascinating,
  • delightful,
  • enticing,
  • rapturous,
  • winsome.
  •esoteric (adjective)
  • inner,
  • cabalistic,
  • cryptic,
  • inscrutable,
  • private.
  •pert (adjective)
  • orphic.
  •pleasing (adjective)
  • entrancing.
  •profound (adjective)
  • shrewd,
  • scholarly,
  • subtle,
  • knowledgeable,
  • skilled,
  • erudite,
  • enlightened,
  • philosophical,
  • intelligent,
  • thorough,
  • knowing,
  • informed,
  • intellectual,
  • reflective,
  • sage,
  • weighty.
  •recondite (adjective)
  • little-known,
  • hard,
  • involved,
  • pedantic,
  • little known,
  • academic.

• Other synonyms:

  •adj.
  • deep,
  • esoteric,
  • obscure,
  • occult,
  • profound,
  • recondite,
  • Acroamatic,
  • Hermetical.
  •n.
  • mysterious,
  • mystic,
  • mystical,
  • secret.

Antonyms for Orphic:

• adj.

  • deep
    soft, easy, ignorant, plain, quiet, aboveboard, stupid, superficial, unimportant, artless, known, slight, open, flighty, shallow, pale, trivial, simple, unintelligent, light, happy, frivolous.
  • entrancing
    boring.
  • esoteric
    public, common, obvious, Familiar, unmysterious.
  • obscure
    revealed, related, approachable, uncovered, apparent, friendly, relevant, clear, bare, famous, nearby, perceptible, understood, straightforward, visible, exposed, distinguished, explicit, bright, warm, near.
  • occult
    natural.
  • profound
    mild, unemotional, moderate.
  • Other antonyms:
    exoteric.

Orphic Sentence Examples:

• Socrates in answer appeals first of all to the old Orphic tradition that the souls of the dead are in the world below, and that the living come from them.