Gordian
Definition of Gordian
Gor´di`an
a.
1.
Pertaining
to
Gordius
,
king
of
Phrygia
,
or
to
a
knot
tied
by
him
;
hence
,
intricate
;
complicated
;
inextricable
.
Gordian knot
an
intricate
knot
tied
by
Gordius
in
the
thong
which
connected
the
pole
of
the
chariot
with
the
yoke
.
An
oracle
having
declared
that
he
who
should
untie
it
should
be
master
of
Asia
,
Alexander
the
Great
averted
the
ill
omen
of
his
inability
to
loosen
it
by
cutting
it
with
his
sword
.
Hence
,
a
Gordian knot
is
an
inextricable
difficulty
;
and
to
cut the Gordian knot
is
to
remove
a
difficulty
by
bold
and
energetic
measures
.
2.
(Zool.)
Pertaining
to
the
Gordiacea
.
n.
1.
(Zool.)
One
of
the
Gordiacea
.
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