Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun dithyramb

2 senses of dithyramb

Sense 1
dithyramb -- (a wildly enthusiastic speech or piece of writing)
       => address, speech -- (the act of delivering a formal spoken communication to an audience; "he listened to an address on minor Roman poets")
       => writing, written material, piece of writing -- (the work of a writer; anything expressed in letters of the alphabet (especially when considered from the point of view of style and effect); "the writing in her novels is excellent"; "that editorial was a fine piece of writing")

Sense 2
dithyramb -- ((ancient Greece) a passionate hymn (usually in honor of Dionysus))
       => hymn, anthem -- (a song of praise (to God or to a saint or to a nation))