agonisticsn.

Brit.

/ˌaɡəˈnɪstɪks/, U.S.

/ˌæɡəˈnɪstɪks/

Forms: 1600s agonisticks, 1700s– agonistics.

Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: agonistic adj.

Etymology: < agonistic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. Compare French agonistique (1668 or earlier), ancient Greek ἡ ἀγωνιστική the agonistic art (Plato), use as noun (short for ἡ ἀγωνιστικὴ τέχνη) of feminine of ἀγωνιστικός.

1. With singular agreement. The theory of agonistic rhetoric; agonistic argument. Cf. agonistic adj. 1.

ΚΠ

1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. vi. 42 To Use belongs his [sc. Aristotle's] Agonisticks, and his Books concerning Interrogation.

1837 Times 30 Mar. 4/3 It will even be a shame to Mr. Rice's sense of gratitude if, after such an expenditure of agonistics, he does not reward the rev. performer with a deanery.

1950 tr. J. Huizinga Homo Ludens ix. 156 All knowledge—and this naturally includes philosophy—is polemical by nature, and polemics cannot be divorced from agonistics.

2004 F. Merrell Complementing Lat. Amer. Borders (2006) vii. 117 Pierce's prescribed road to the best of all possible worlds of knowing rests in amicable conversation, banter, debate, kibitzing, and even agonistics when it becomes necessary.

2. With singular and plural agreement. Athletic combats such as those practised at the public games of the ancient Greek or Roman world.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun]

palaestraa1500

athletic1605

agonistics1685

athletics1738

track and field1905

1685 J. Jackson et al. Annot. Holy Bible II. (Philipp. iii. 12) sig. Qqqqqq3^v/1 He did pursue with all vigour as those labouring in the Agonisticks with all his might and main.

1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) A learned work on the subject of agonistics.

1845 F. Metcalfe tr. W. A. Becker Charicles 228 Nowhere did gymnastics receive so generally the character of agonistics.

1913 Bull. Univ. Utah 6 242 Physical Education 3. Spontaneous and competitive activities of various kinds: play, dances, agonistics.

1967 V. C. Pfitzner Paul & Agon Motif 204 Both Fathers share the Cynic-Stoic aversion for athletics and likewise replace the rejected agonistics with an ethical Agon.

2002 I. Weiler in J. A. Mangan Reformers, Sport, Modernizers i. 30 The agonistics and gymnastics of the ancient Hellenes.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agonistics
释义	agonisticsn. Brit. /ˌaɡəˈnɪstɪks/, U.S. /ˌæɡəˈnɪstɪks/ Forms: 1600s agonisticks, 1700s– agonistics. Origin: Formed within English, by conversion. Etymon: agonistic adj. Etymology: < agonistic adj.: see -ic suffix 2. Compare French agonistique (1668 or earlier), ancient Greek ἡ ἀγωνιστική the agonistic art (Plato), use as noun (short for ἡ ἀγωνιστικὴ τέχνη) of feminine of ἀγωνιστικός. 1. With singular agreement. The theory of agonistic rhetoric; agonistic argument. Cf. agonistic adj. 1. ΚΠ 1656 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. II. vi. 42 To Use belongs his [sc. Aristotle's] Agonisticks, and his Books concerning Interrogation. 1837 Times 30 Mar. 4/3 It will even be a shame to Mr. Rice's sense of gratitude if, after such an expenditure of agonistics, he does not reward the rev. performer with a deanery. 1950 tr. J. Huizinga Homo Ludens ix. 156 All knowledge—and this naturally includes philosophy—is polemical by nature, and polemics cannot be divorced from agonistics. 2004 F. Merrell Complementing Lat. Amer. Borders (2006) vii. 117 Pierce's prescribed road to the best of all possible worlds of knowing rests in amicable conversation, banter, debate, kibitzing, and even agonistics when it becomes necessary. 2. With singular and plural agreement. Athletic combats such as those practised at the public games of the ancient Greek or Roman world. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] palaestraa1500 athletic1605 agonistics1685 athletics1738 track and field1905 1685 J. Jackson et al. Annot. Holy Bible II. (Philipp. iii. 12) sig. Qqqqqq3^v/1 He did pursue with all vigour as those labouring in the Agonisticks with all his might and main. 1753 Chambers's Cycl. Suppl. (at cited word) A learned work on the subject of agonistics. 1845 F. Metcalfe tr. W. A. Becker Charicles 228 Nowhere did gymnastics receive so generally the character of agonistics. 1913 Bull. Univ. Utah 6 242 Physical Education 3. Spontaneous and competitive activities of various kinds: play, dances, agonistics. 1967 V. C. Pfitzner Paul & Agon Motif 204 Both Fathers share the Cynic-Stoic aversion for athletics and likewise replace the rejected agonistics with an ethical Agon. 2002 I. Weiler in J. A. Mangan Reformers, Sport, Modernizers i. 30 The agonistics and gymnastics of the ancient Hellenes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1656
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