Atlantean
Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in…Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength
Meaning
6 senses(not comparable)Of or like the Greek titan Atlas, who carries the heavens on his shoulders, as in Atlantean strength
(figuratively, not comparable)Of the celestial spheres carried by Atlas
1940, WHD Rouse, trans. of Nonnus, Dionysiaca I [Elektra] shall pass from the earth to the stars’ Atlantean vault, and dwell in heaven
(not comparable)Of an architectural atlas or atlantid, or reminiscent of such: atlantean figures
(not comparable)Of the mythical island of Atlantis, its people, or its civilization.
(figuratively, not comparable)Flooded or submerged, especially in case of a natural disaster, reminiscent of the way Atlantis sank into the ocean
(not comparable)Of Saturn's moon Atlas
Origin
From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean.From Atlas + -ean and Atlantis + -ean.
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