'Phrygian' definitions:
Definition of 'Phrygian'
(from WordNet)
noun
A native or inhabitant of Phrygia
noun
A Thraco-Phrygian language spoken by the ancient inhabitants of Phrygia and now extinct--preserved only in a few inscriptions
Definition of 'Phrygian'
From: GCIDE
- Phrygian \Phryg"i*an\, prop. a. [L. Phrygius, Gr. Fry`gios, fr. Frygi`a Phrygia, a country of Asia Minor.] Of or pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
- Phrygian mode (Mus.), one of the ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; -- so called because fabled to have been invented by the Phrygian Marsyas. --Moore (Encyc. of Music).
- Phrygian stone, a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice, -- used by the ancients in dyeing, and said to be drying and astringent. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Phrygian'
From: GCIDE
- Phrygian \Phryg"i*an\, prop. n.
- 1. A native or inhabitant of Phrygia. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Eccl. Hist.) A Montanist. [1913 Webster]