From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcorinthianco‧rin‧thi‧an, Corinthian /kəˈrɪnθiən/ adjective relating to amateurs who do a sport because they enjoy it, rather than for money The game evolved from a purely corinthian pastime to an internationally recognised entity.CorinthianCo.rin.thi.an /kəˈrɪnθiən/ adjective AAof a style of Greek architecture that uses decorations of leaves cut into stone a Corinthian column