ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Agonistical

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Agonistical is an adjective meaning (archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).

Meaning

(archaic) agonistic (of or relating to contests that were originally participated in by the Ancient Greeks).

Example Sentences

Three words there are here together, [translated as] to follow after, to attain, to be foremost, which are all Agonistical, referring to the customes of the Graecian exercises in their Olympian, Nemaean, Isthmian, Pythian games, which are often alluded to in these Epistles.

Synonyms for agonistical

Depending on context, synonyms include combative, agonistic, competitive, competitory.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include agonistic, combative, competitory, competitive, agonothetic, agonal.

Related Dictionary Tools

Sources & Attribution

FreeDictionaryAPI.com / Wiktionary · Original source · CC BY-SA 4.0

Dictionary data is provided by FreeDictionaryAPI.com and sourced from Wiktionary under its stated license.