epopee

noun

Definition of epopeenext
as in dithyramb

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  1. pastoral
  2. madrigal
  3. epigram
  4. psalm
  5. epic
  6. poem
  7. elegy
  8. idyll
Noun
  • The English pastoral meets its match, not in the city but in the imagination that decides not to pursue the trees for the forest of the moment.
    — Kevin Young, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Science emerges as a version of the pastoral, with the physicist as swain.
    — Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of pastoral
Noun
  • The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.
    — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2025
  • At best, Gidden’s singing and arrangement of a Monteverdi madrigal achieve remarkable eloquence.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
Definition of madrigal
Noun
  • On his plane plastered with Trumpian epigrams, Vance makes the case for Trump’s second-term vision of enhanced executive power.
    — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 26 Sep. 2024
  • No one could tell the clock by him; no one could quote an epigram of his; no one could ever remember his being a friend of their daddy—or even their granddaddy.
    — E. L. Doctorow, The New Yorker, 1 July 2024
Definition of epigram
Noun
  • The Lady Olive certainly sank: All of its crew members escaped in lifeboats, singing psalms to stave off hypothermia, and were saved after 36 hours at sea.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Feb. 2025
  • He is known as the patron saint of bookbinders and wrote an illustrative book of psalms while at the monastery of St. Finnian, according to Discovering Ireland.
    — Joyce Orlando, The Tennessean, 15 Mar. 2024
Definition of psalm
Noun
  • The utilitarian environments bring to mind those of Ridley Scott’s Alien and John Carpenter’s The Thing—two other sci-fi epics focused on ordinary people who are thrust into some extraordinary circumstance.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 12 Mar. 2025
  • The animated epic has become the first Chinese film to surpass $2 billion at the box office, marking a historic milestone.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of epic
Noun
  • These poems display a range of stances when encountering social extremes.
    — Alissa Quart, TIME, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Premiering on Thursday, March 27, Gold & Greed: The Hunt for Fenn’s Treasure details the 10-year hunt to find treasure buried by 80-year-old Forrest Fenn in the Rocky Mountains — and the cryptic 24-line poem that was the key to finding the ultimate prize.
    — Abigail Adams, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of poem
Noun
  • In fact, the opening moments play out like an elegy for the whole nation: a school boarded up, with empty corridors and empty classrooms.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 20 Feb. 2025
  • As photographed by Austin Shelton, the widescreen images — and even the vertical TikTok videos braided alongside — convey a hopeful vision of their future, more fresh start than elegy.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 6 Feb. 2025
Definition of elegy
Noun
  • This sense of place is what Marsan brings to Paris - not as countryside idyll or nostalgia, but as a living tradition worthy of an elevated fine dining status.
    — Paul Caputo, Forbes, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Over time, couples began seeking private idylls that foreshadowed today’s romantic escapes.
    — Jen Rose Smith, AFAR Media, 18 Feb. 2025
Definition of idyll
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