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revolutional, a.|rɛvəˈl(j)uːʃənəl|
[f. prec.]
†1. Astr. Pertaining to the revolution of the planets. Obs.
1658J. Gadbury Doctr. Nativities 211 A perpetual Revolutional Table. 1693W. Freke Sel. Ess. iv. 29 One tells you your Fortune by a Horary Question; another by a Revolutional Figure. 1696Phillips, Lord of the Year, is that Planet that has most Testimonies of Fortitude in a Revolutional Figure.
†2. Pertaining to, approving or supporting, the Revolution of 1688. Obs.
1695Rem. on some Late Serm. (ed. 2) 27 He hath made good..every Word of his Revolutional Declaration. 1733(title), The Loyal: or Revolutional Tory. 1773Gentl. Mag. XLIII. 438 Dr. Sherlock, then Master of the Temple, preached a most loyal revolutional sermon. 1785Ann. Reg., Chron. 278/1, I was called forth as your representative, in support of revolutional principles.
3. Revolutionary.
1890Fairbairn Cathol. Rom. & Angl. (1899) 285 Changes that were as to the English State constitutional, but as to the English Church revolutional.
Hence revoˈlutionally adv.
1839Fraser's Mag. XIX. 127 He lived..with kings, monarchically; with the people, democratically;..with the revolution, revolutionally. |