'Satyr' definitions:
Definition of 'satyr'
(from WordNet)
noun
noun
One of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns [syn: satyr, forest god]
Definition of 'Satyr'
From: GCIDE
- Satyr \Sa"tyr\ (?; 277), n. [L. satyrus, Gr. ?: cf. F. satyre.]
- 1. (Class. Myth.) A sylvan deity or demigod, represented as part man and part goat, and characterized by riotous merriment and lasciviousness. [1913 Webster]
- Rough Satyrs danced; and Fauns, with cloven heel, From the glad sound would not be absent long. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) Any one of many species of butterflies belonging to the family Nymphalidae. Their colors are commonly brown and gray, often with ocelli on the wings. Called also meadow browns. [1913 Webster]
- 3. (Zool.) The orang-outang. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'satyr'
From: Easton
- Satyr hairy one. Mentioned in Greek mythology as a creature composed of a man and a goat, supposed to inhabit wild and desolate regions. The Hebrew word is rendered also "goat" (Lev. 4:24) and "devil", i.e., an idol in the form of a goat (17:7; 2 Chr. 11:15). When it is said (Isa. 13:21; comp. 34:14) "the satyrs shall dance there," the meaning is that the place referred to shall become a desolate waste. Some render the Hebrew word "baboon," a species of which is found in Babylonia.
Synonyms of 'satyr'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- aphrodisiomaniac,
- bugger,
- Cailleac,
- coprophiliac,
- corn spirit,
- dirty old man,
- eroticomaniac,
- erotomaniac,
- exhibitionist,
- faun,
- Faunus,
- fertility god,
- fetishist,
- field spirit,
- forest god,
- goat,
- gynecomaniac,
- lecher,
- masochist,
- narcissist,
- necrophiliac,
- nymphomaniac,
- old goat,
- Pan,
- panisc,
- panisca,
- paniscus,
- paraphiliac,
- pederast,
- pedophiliac,
- Priapus,
- rapist,
- sadist,
- scotophiliac,
- silenus,
- sodomist,
- sodomite,
- sylvan deity,
- the goat god,
- transvestite,
- vegetation spirit,
- Vidar,
- Vitharr,
- voyeur,
- whoremaster,
- whoremonger,
- zoophiliac