Definition of Olympic games

1. Noun. The modern revival of the ancient games held once every 4 years in a selected country.

Exact synonyms: Olympiad, Olympics
Generic synonyms: Athletic Competition, Athletic Contest, Athletics
Specialized synonyms: Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics

2. Noun. The ancient Panhellenic celebration at Olympia in honor of Zeus; held every 4 years beginning in 776 BC.
Exact synonyms: Olympian Games
Generic synonyms: Agon

Definition of Olympic games

1. Proper noun. (context: historical Ancient Greece) A sporting festival held every four or five years on the Plain of Olympia in southern Greece, in honour of Zeus. (defdate from 16th c.) ¹

2. Proper noun. An international multi-sport event (inspired by the ancient festival) taking place every fourth year. (defdate from 19th c.) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Olympic Games

Olmsted
Olomouc
Olorun
Olszewski
Olsztyn
Oltenia
Olwen
Olympia
Olympiad
Olympian
Olympian Games
Olympianism
Olympians
Olympias
Olympic
Olympic Games
Olympic National Park
Olympic Peninsula
Olympic Rings
Olympic Winter Games
Olympic diving
Olympic goal
Olympic goals
Olympic god
Olympics
Olympism
Olympus
Olyroos
Olyvia
Olza

Literary usage of Olympic games

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Living Age by Making of America Project, Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell (1908)
"The organizers of the olympic games in London are all unpaid, and any profits will go to meet the expenditure of the permanent ..."

2. A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities by William Smith (1891)
"la Uttr times, the number of Alexandrian conqueror» in the great olympic games was greater ttia from anv other state. Aegae in Macedonia. ..."

3. The Twentieth Century by Caroline Farrar Ware (1908)
"olympic games WHAT HAS BEEN DONE AND WHAT REMAINS TO BE DONE PEOPLE have been ... The Greek olympic games were the outward symbol of this racial loyalty and ..."

4. Readers' Guide to Periodical Literature by H.W. Wilson Company (1908)
"Why I revived the olympic games. P. de done. JA Cooper. 19th Cent. ... Chicago men at the olympic games. NA the last olympiad. AE Kennelly. 11. Pop. ..."

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