单词 | godwinian |
释义 | Godwiniann.adj. A. n. An adherent of William Godwin's radical views on politics, social reform, etc. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific political theories or doctrines > [noun] > theories or doctrines of specific person > adherents of Godwinian1797 Godwinist1937 Poujadist1955 Marcusian1968 Randian1968 1797 M. Wollstonecraft Coll. Lett. (2003) 400 You are stygmatized as a Philosophess—a Godwinian—I assured him that your nove[l] would not undermine religion, &c.. 1810 C. Comstock Ess. Duty Parents & Children iii. 192 Let Godwinians and the enemies of religion say what they may against the discipline of children. 1922 PMLA 37 675 He stresses a doctrine that impelled sincere Godwinians to give unremitting attention to the destruction of prejudice and the propagation of truth. 1946 E. Blunden Shelley 123 She was a child, a Godwinian. 1951 Ess. in Crit. 1 i. 17 The Godwinian Urging the gallows for the mildest crimes. 2010 Wordsworth Circle 41 36/2 He's more than ever politically a Godwinian, since he is now in fervent correspondence with his hero. B. adj. Relating to or characteristic of Godwin's views. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > specific political theories or doctrines > [adjective] > theories or doctrines of specific person Godwinian?1798 Austinian1875 Sorelian1921 Poujadist1955 Randian1957 Poujadistic1967 Marcusian1968 ?1798 W. C. Proby Mod. Philos. & Barbarism 9 However the use of force is disclaimed by the Godwinean school. 1801 C. Wilmot Let. 13 Dec. (1920) 15 But I begin to smoke a little of the Visionary on the Godwinean System of living beyond the term of Man. 1805 ‘C. Caustic’ Democracy Unveiled ii. 197 It is to be hoped the good sense of Americans will resist the innovations of these Godwinian schemes. 1811 P. B. Shelley Let. c16 Nov. (1964) I. 184 Jealousy has no place in my bosom; I am indeed at times very much inclined to think the Godwinian plan is best. 1913 H. N. Brailsford Shelley, Godwin 216 The ideal man of the Godwinian conception, who lives by reason. 1951 Ess. in Crit. 1 i. 31 Guilt and Sorrow, that Godwinian plaint Of man's inhumanity to man. 2004 Times Lit. Suppl. 7 May 26/2 The daring early fictions—Frankenstein and the unpublished Matilda—are very much Godwinian novels. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1797 |
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