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euoi

/juːˈoɪ/

euoi interjection: a cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels.

Interjection

  1. A cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels.
    • Shall the warriors of Thebes be dumb? "Euoi! Euoi! Hail Bacchus!" They dance to the pipe and drum.1909, Richard Edwin Day, New poems
    • Euoi! Curving vines, delicate tendrils from sinews and tendons. Euoi! Candle flames and sweet smoke sting, swarm with the sound of bees...1983, George Hitchcock, Kayak

Examples of euoi in a sentence

  • The Bacchic cry of Euoi is not too dissimilar to Jesus' penultimate cry, while on the cross, of Eloi, Eloi.2001, Ralph Ellis, K2: Quest of the Gods:
  • The maenads, Diodoros continues, cry out 'euoi' […]2003, Matthew Dillon, Girls and women in classical Greek religion:

Forms of euoi

alternative formevhoe
alternative formevoe
alternative formevohe

Origin of euoi

From Ancient Greek εὐοῖ (euoî).

Questions about euoi

What does euoi mean?
Euoi means a cry of impassioned rapture in ancient Bacchic revels.
How do you use euoi in a sentence?
The Bacchic cry of Euoi is not too dissimilar to Jesus' penultimate cry, while on the cross, of Eloi, Eloi.
What part of speech is euoi?
Euoi is an interjection.
How do you pronounce euoi?
Euoi is pronounced /juːˈoɪ/.

Words near euoi in the dictionary

  1. eunuchoidism
  2. eunuchoidisms
  3. eunuchoids
  4. eunuchry
  5. eunuchs
  6. euoi
  7. euomphalacean
  8. euomphalaceans
  9. euomphalid
  10. euomphalids
  11. euomphaloceratine

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