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olímpic — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • Olympian adj Godlike, majestic, or far above ordinary human concerns — originally describing the gods said to live on Mount Olympus.
  • Olympic adj Relating to the Olympic Games, or of a scale and standard associated with them.

Senses

olímpic is used for these senses in English:

  • Olympian (not comparable) Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.

Olympian — full definition

  1. adj Godlike, majestic, or far above ordinary human concerns — originally describing the gods said to live on Mount Olympus.
  2. noun An athlete who has competed in the Olympic Games.
  3. noun One of the twelve principal gods of Greek mythology, or (capitalized, with "the") Zeus specifically.