† Discernantn.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French discernant, discerner.

Etymology: < French discernant (1736 or earlier; now historical), use as noun (originally as a derogatory nickname) of present participle of discerner discern v.

Obsolete. historical.

In contexts referring to the Jansenist religious controversy in 18th-century France: (a name given to) a person taking a moderate view of miraculous cures and ecstatic behaviour among extreme Jansenists. Only in plural.

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1790 Mem. Literary & Philos. Soc. Manch. 3 93 The controversy was carried on so fiercely, as to occasion several divisions among the defenders of the miracles themselves; such as Augustinists, Vaillantists, Secourists, Discernants, Figurists, Melangists, &c.

1822 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 28 35 These persons were called the discernants.

1836 Pop. Encycl. IV. i. 212/1 The Discernants and Melangists, who divided on the question whether the raptures were produced by God or the devil.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	discernant
释义	† Discernantn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymons: French discernant, discerner. Etymology: < French discernant (1736 or earlier; now historical), use as noun (originally as a derogatory nickname) of present participle of discerner discern v. Obsolete. historical. In contexts referring to the Jansenist religious controversy in 18th-century France: (a name given to) a person taking a moderate view of miraculous cures and ecstatic behaviour among extreme Jansenists. Only in plural. ΚΠ 1790 Mem. Literary & Philos. Soc. Manch. 3 93 The controversy was carried on so fiercely, as to occasion several divisions among the defenders of the miracles themselves; such as Augustinists, Vaillantists, Secourists, Discernants, Figurists, Melangists, &c. 1822 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 28 35 These persons were called the discernants. 1836 Pop. Encycl. IV. i. 212/1 The Discernants and Melangists, who divided on the question whether the raptures were produced by God or the devil. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1790
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