Constructed like theFrenchDoriens. From theLatin root ofDōres +-ian. CompareAncient GreekΔωριεύς(Dōrieús,“ofDoris”).
Dorian (comparativemoreDorian,superlativemostDorian)
- Of or relating to theDorians.
- (of a man)Homosexual,gay;preferringexclusivelymen asromantic orsexualpartners; male counterpart oflesbian.
1883, John Addington Symonds, chapter 19, inA Problem in Greek Ethics[1]:while the [Dorian] love of males for males in Greece obtained moralisation, and reached the high position of a recognised social function, the [Lesbian] love of female for female remained undeveloped and unhonoured
1890, John Addington Symonds in A. Strahan,The Contemporary Review[2], page416:All the Spartan kings and generals grew up under the institution ofDorian love. Epameinondas and Alexander were notable lovers; and the names of their comrades are recorded.
2011, Daniel Orrells,Classical Culture and Modern Masculinity[3], page159:And the evidence from Symonds'sMemoirs seems to suggest that 'Ionian' implied pederastic relations, as attested in ancient Athens, whereas 'Dorian' involved two virile men.
2012, Daniel Orrells, “Greek love, orientalism and race: intersections in Classical reception”, inThe Cambridge Classical Journal[4], Cambridge University Press:Dorian love, on the other hand, was a love between two virile equals, and so exceptional and unique.
2015, John Lauritsen, “Down With LGBTQ!”, inGay Liberation[5], Utrecht University, archived fromthe original on23 December 2022:Gay may not be ideal, and it has acquired negative connotations in recent years. I'd much prefer the beautiful word,Dorian, which can be both noun and adjective.
2015, Lotte Campman, chapter 1, inGreek Love and Love for All Things Greek: Gay Subtext and Greek Intertext in Works by Oscar Wilde[6], page 9:Wilde’s choice for his main protagonist’s name a “veiled reference to ‘Dorian’ or ‘Greek’ love”.
2022, Sarah Olsen & Mario Telò, chapter 1, inQueer Euripides: Re-Readings in Greek Tragedy[7], page31:"Dorian love" between two masculine adult men should now be seen as a model for modern democratic, socialist politics.
- (mythology) Of or relating to the oceanidDoris in Greek mythology.
- (astronomy) Of or relating to the asteroid (48) Doris.
of or relating to the Dorians
Dorian (pluralDorians)
- A member of theDorians.
Dorian
- A malegiven name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novelThe Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
- A femalegiven name.
- Orinda,ordain,Rodina,darion,ranoid,NORAID,inroad,Ardoin,donair,radion,draino
Dorian m
- a malegiven name
