Etymograph

English

Orphism

From Orpheus + -ism; art sense coined by French poet Guillaume Apollinaire in 1912 as orphisme.

Formed from Orpheus + -ism

Ancient Greek Ὀρφεύς

English Orpheus

The story

From Orpheus + -ism; art sense coined by French poet Guillaume Apollinaire in 1912 as orphisme.

Today it means

name A religious movement in antiquity, supposed to have been founded by Orpheus.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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