Orphism - English meaning

noun

A mystic religion of ancient greece, originating in the 7th or 6th century bc and based on poems (now lost) attributed to orpheus, emphasizing the necessity for individuals to rid themselves of the evil part of their nature by ritual and moral purification throughout a series of reincarnations.

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Orpheus and orphism: cosmology and sacrifice at the boundary.

noun

A short-lived art movement ( c. 1912) within cubism, pioneered by a group of french painters (including robert delaunay, sonia delaunay-terk, and fernand léger) and emphasizing the lyrical use of colour rather than the austere intellectual cubism of picasso, braque, and gris.

noun

A short-lived art movement (c.1912) within cubism, pioneered by a group of french painters (including robert delaunay, sonia delaunay-terk, and fernand léger) and emphasizing the lyrical use of colour rather than the austere intellectual cubism of picasso, braque, and gris.

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Although it was short-lived, orphism was the first movement devoted explicitly to non-representatio…