Definition of Phrigian
Phryg"i*an (?), a. [L. Phrygius,
Gr. &?;, fr. &?; Phrygia, a country of Asia Minor.] Of or
pertaining to Phrygia, or to its inhabitants.
Phrygian mode (Mus.), one of the
ancient Greek modes, very bold and vehement in style; -- so called
because fabled to have been invented by the Phrygian
Marsyas. Moore (Encyc. of Music). -- Phrygian
stone, a light, spongy stone, resembling a pumice, --
used by the ancients in dyeing, and said to be drying and
astringent.
Phryg"i*an, n. 1. A
native or inhabitant of Phrygia.
2. (Eccl. Hist.) A Montanist.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an inhabitant or native of Phrygia
- the language of such people
- of or relating to Phrygia or its people, language or culture
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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