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Definition of Rhapsody
1. Noun. An epic poem adapted for recitation.
Definition of Rhapsody
1. n. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; -- called also a book.
Definition of Rhapsody
1. Noun. An ancient Greek epic poem (or part of one) suitable for uninterrupted recitation. ¹
2. Noun. (obsolete) A random collection or medley; a miscellany or confused string of stories, words etc. ¹
3. Noun. An exalted or exaggeratedly enthusiastic expression of feeling in speech or writing. ¹
4. Noun. (music) An instrumental composition of irregular form often incorporating improvisation. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Rhapsody
1. an exalted expression of feeling [n -DIES]
Medical Definition of Rhapsody
1. Origin: F. Rhapsodie, L. Rhapsodia, Gr, fr. A rhapsodist; to sew, stith together, unite + a song. See Ode. 1. A recitation or song of a rhapsodist; a portion of an epic poem adapted for recitation, or usually recited, at one time; hence, a division of the Iliad or the Odyssey; called also a book. 2. A disconnected series of sentences or statements composed under excitement, and without dependence or natural connection; rambling composition. "A rhapsody of words." . "A rhapsody of tales." 3. A composition irregular in form, like an improvisation; as, Liszt's "Hungarian Rhapsodies." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rhapsody
Literary usage of Rhapsody
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Poetical Works of Jonathan Swift by Jonathan Swift (1833)
"But man we find the only creature Who, led by Folly, combats Nature; 1 The rhapsody
is one of the Dean's most spirited poems. He altered it considerably at ..."
2. The Works of the English Poets, from Chaucer to Cowper: Including the Series by Alexander Chalmers, Samuel Johnson (1810)
"OK POETRY: A rhapsody. 1733 ALL human race would fain be veils, And millions miss
for one that hits. Young's universal passion, pride, Wat never known to ..."
3. The Literary Study of the Bible: An Account of the Leading Forms of by Richard Green Moulton (1899)
"The full force of this part of the Bible is brought out by considering it a
rhapsody, — the prophetic form made by the fusion of all literary forms in one; ..."
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