Synonyms:
exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
Meaning: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
Synonyms:
majestic, olympian
Meaning: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
Synonyms:
Olympian
Meaning: of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"
Synonyms:
Olympian, Olympic
Meaning: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
Olympian, Olympic_god
Meaning: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Synonyms:
Olympian
Meaning: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
Usage examples
Upon March 3, 1876, at Olympian Springs, Bath County, Kentucky, flakes of a substance that looked like beef fell from the sky--"from a clear sky." We'd like to emphasize that it was said that nothing but this falling substance was visible in the sky.
Twice in succession, then, has the just man overthrown the unjust in this conflict; and now comes the third trial, which is dedicated to Olympian Zeus the saviour: a sage whispers in my ear that no pleasure except that of the wise is quite true and pure--all others are a shadow only; and surely this will prove the greatest and most decisive of falls?