Defn: A conference or conversation of philosophers at a banquet; hence, any similar gathering.
SYMPOSIARCH
Sym*po"si*arch, n. Etym: [Gr. (Gr. Antiq.)
Defn: The master of a feast.
SYMPOSIAST
Sym*po"si*ast, n.
Defn: One engaged with others at a banquet or merrymaking. Sydney
Smith.
SYMPOSION
Sym*po"si*on, n. Etym: [NL.]
Defn: A drinking together; a symposium. "Our symposion last night."
Sir W. Scott.
SYMPOSIUM Sym*po"si*um, n.; pl. Symposia. Etym: [L., fr. Gr. sympo`sion a drinking party, feast; sy`n with + po`sis a drinking. See Syn-, and cf. Potable.]
1. A drinking together; a merry feast. T. Warton.
2. A collection of short essays by different authors on a common topic; — so called from the appellation given to the philosophical dialogue by the Greeks.