Terpsichore

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Terpsichore \Terp*sich"o*re\, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?; ? enjoyment
     (fr. ? to gladden) + ? dance, dancing.] (Gr. Myth.)
     The Muse who presided over the choral song and the dance,
     especially the latter.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Terpsichore
       n 1: (Greek mythology) the Muse of the dance and of choral song
       2: taking a series of rhythmical steps (and movements) in time
          to music [syn: {dancing}, {dance}, {saltation}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  31 Moby Thesaurus words for "Terpsichore":
     Apollo, Apollo Musagetes, Calliope, Clio, Erato, Euterpe,
     Melpomene, Orpheus, Pierides, Polyhymnia, Polymnia, Thalia,
     artistic imagination, conception, creative imagination,
     creative power, creative thought, esemplastic imagination,
     esemplastic power, genius, inspiration, muse, mythicization,
     mythification, mythopoeia, poetic imagination, sacred Nine,
     shaping imagination, the Muses, the Nine, tuneful Nine