Democritismn.

Brit.

/dᵻˈmɒkrᵻtɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/dəˈmɑkrəˌtɪz(ə)m/

Forms: 1600s Democratism, 1600s Democritisme, 1800s– Democritism.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Democritus , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Democritus (see Democritean adj.) + -ism suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier Democritic adj. 1.

1. Ancient Greek Philosophy. The philosophy or doctrines of Democritus; esp. = atomism n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [noun] > laughing to scorn > laughing at everything

Democritism1662

1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. p. xii One travailing in the lower Rode of Democritisme, amidst the thick dust of Atoms and flying particles of Matter.

1883 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 33 The deepest and best thinkers are made to stand aside, or are for a time forgotten, while the new wave of fashionable Democritism seems to carry everything before it.

1944 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 4 438 Santayana's..materialism, I must frankly confess, seems to me a dualism in which Democritism is wedded to a ghostly and sensuous Platonism.

†2. The practice of laughing at people in ridicule, derision, or scorn; mocking cynicism. See Democritic adj. 1. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [noun] > laughing to scorn

derisiona1400

irrision1526

deriding1530

Democritisma1682

a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 8 His sober contempt of the World wrought no Democratism or Cynicism, no laughing or snarling at it.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	democritism
释义	Democritismn. Brit. /dᵻˈmɒkrᵻtɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /dəˈmɑkrəˌtɪz(ə)m/ Forms: 1600s Democratism, 1600s Democritisme, 1800s– Democritism. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Democritus , -ism suffix. Etymology: < the name of Democritus (see Democritean adj.) + -ism suffix. With sense 2 compare earlier Democritic adj. 1. 1. Ancient Greek Philosophy. The philosophy or doctrines of Democritus; esp. = atomism n. 1. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [noun] > laughing to scorn > laughing at everything Democritism1662 1662 H. More Coll. Philos. Writings (ed. 2) Pref. p. xii One travailing in the lower Rode of Democritisme, amidst the thick dust of Atoms and flying particles of Matter. 1883 Edinb. Rev. Jan. 33 The deepest and best thinkers are made to stand aside, or are for a time forgotten, while the new wave of fashionable Democritism seems to carry everything before it. 1944 Philos. & Phenomenol. Res. 4 438 Santayana's..materialism, I must frankly confess, seems to me a dualism in which Democritism is wedded to a ghostly and sensuous Platonism. †2. The practice of laughing at people in ridicule, derision, or scorn; mocking cynicism. See Democritic adj. 1. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [noun] > laughing to scorn derisiona1400 irrision1526 deriding1530 Democritisma1682 a1682 Sir T. Browne Let. to Friend (1690) 8 His sober contempt of the World wrought no Democratism or Cynicism, no laughing or snarling at it. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1662
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