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chthonic

/thoh-nee-uhn/US // ˈθoʊ ni ən //UK // (ˈθəʊnɪən) //

窒息性,窒息性的,窒息,窒息症

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1

    Classical Mythology.

    • : of or relating to the deities, spirits, and other beings dwelling under the earth.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • In Classical Greece chthonic worship and hero worship seem on the whole to be more prominent than that of the gods.

  • She was also "a queen over death and the dead," a chthonic characteristic.