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Raphaelean

Raphaelean is the rare form of Raphaelian.

Meaning of Raphaelian

Adjective

Raphaelian (comparative more Raphaelian, superlative most Raphaelian)

  1. relational adjective of Raphael (1483–1520), Italian artist
    • In this respect, the works of the Quattrocentisti appeal to our inner heart incomparably more than the later European art, excellent though this be in execution. There is in them nothing comparable to the gracefulness of a Raphaelian Madonna, but these earlier artists knew how to paint the deep...1906, The Hibbert Journal, volume 4, page 12

Forms of Raphaelean

comparativemore Raphaelean
superlativemost Raphaelean

Origin of Raphaelean

From Raphael + -ean.

Questions about Raphaelean

What is Raphaelean the rare form of?
Raphaelean is the rare form of Raphaelian.

Words near Raphaelean in the dictionary

  1. rapey
  2. rapeyness
  3. Raph
  4. raphae
  5. Raphael
  6. Raphaelean
  7. Raphaelesque
  8. Raphaelian
  9. Raphaelic
  10. Raphaelism
  11. Raphaels

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Raphaelean (page history and authors); Raphaelian (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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