\Di`o*ny"sian\, a.
Relating to Dionysius, a monk of the 6th century; as, the
Dionysian, or Christian, era.
{Dionysian period}, a period of 532 years, depending on the
   cycle of the sun, or 28 years, and the cycle of the moon,
   or 19 years; -- sometimes called the {Greek paschal
   cycle}, or {Victorian period}.