• (n.) See Dithyramb.
Dith`y·ram'bus noun [ Latin ] See Dithyramb . 
A dithyrambus or dithyramb is, in Greek literature, a poem sung in honour of the god Bacchus or Dionysus, at his festivals. It was composed in a lofty and often inflated style: hence the term is applied to any poem of an impetuous and irregular character.