Defn: A period of four years, by which the ancient Greeks reckoned time, being the interval from one celebration of the Olympic games to another, beginning with the victory of Coroebus in the foot race, which took place in the year 776 b.c.; as, the era of the olympiads.
OLYMPIAN; OLYMPIC O*lym"pi*an, O*lym"pic, a. Etym: [L. Olympius, Olympicus, Gr. olympique. See Olympiad.]
Defn: Of or pertaining to Olympus, a mountain of Thessaly, fabled as the seat of the gods, or to Olympia, a small plain in Elis. Olympic games, or Olympics (Greek Antiq.), the greatest of the national festivals of the ancient Greeks, consisting of athletic games and races, dedicated to Olympian Zeus, celebrated once in four years at Olympia, and continuing five days.
OLYMPIANISM
O*lym"pi*an*ism, n.
Defn: Worship of the Olympian gods, esp. as a dominant cult or religion.
OLYMPIC GAMES; OLYMPIAN GAMES
O*lym"pic, or O*lym"pi*an, games .
Defn: A modified revival of the ancient Olympian games, consisting of international athletic games, races, etc., now held once in four years, the first having been at Athens in 1896.
OLYMPIONIC
O*lym`pi*on"ic, n. Etym: [Gr.
Defn: An ode in honor of a victor in the Olympic games. [R.] Johnson.
OM
Om, interj. & n. [Also Aum, Um.] [Skr. om.]