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Dionysian

Diˊo-ny′sian

,
Adj.
Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century;
as, the
Dionysian
, or Christian, era
.
Dionysian period
,
a period of 532 years, depending on the cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon, or 19 years; – sometimes called the
Greek paschal cycle
, or
Victorian period
.