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1. Majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
   "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
   - majestic
    
2. Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
   "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"
   - exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, surpassing

1. A classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
   - Olympic god
    
2. An athlete who participates in the Olympic games

1. Of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus
   "Olympian deities"
    
2. Of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
   "Olympian plain"
   - Olympic

Derived forms: Olympians

See also: extraordinary, Olympia, Olympus, superior

Type of: athlete, Greek deity, jock [N. Amer]

Encyclopedia: Olympian