petalismn.

Brit.

/ˈpɛtəlɪz(ə)m/,

/ˈpɛtl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈpɛdlˌɪz(ə)m/

Forms: 1600s petalisme, 1600s– petalism.

Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French pétalisme; Greek πεταλισμός.

Etymology: < French pétalisme (1580 in Middle French) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek πεταλισμός < ancient Greek πέταλον leaf (see petal n.) + -ισμός -ism suffix.

Ancient Greek History.

The custom of temporary banishment (for five years) practised in ancient Syracuse, effected by writing the name of the person banished on an olive leaf (rather than on a potsherd, as in the ostracism of Athens).

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > exile or state of > [noun] > temporary > by writing names on olive-leaves

petalism?a1601

?a1601 T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (1603) (new ed.) ii. 33 The other Lords made a law called Petalisme, to meete with this practise.

1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. Ep. Ded. sig. a^v The Syracusans also were justly punish'd, for making an Apish imitation of the pernicious Custom by a foolish Petalism.

1768 D. Hume Balance of Power in Ess. xxix. 199 The Ostracism of Athens and Petalism of Syracuse.

1799 R. J. Thornton Politician's Creed 9 The same principle, call it envy or prudence, which produced the ostracism of Athens and the petalism of Syracuse.

1841 T. De Quincey in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 225/2 Again, in another great and most splendid city [sc. Syracuse], you see men reduced to petalism, or marking their votes by the petals of shrubs.

1900 F. M. Crawford Rulers of South I. 99 For their own safety the Syracusans introduced the law of petalism corresponding almost exactly to the ostracism of the Athenians.

1991 S. Hornblower Greek World 54 In about the middle of the fifth century Syracuse introduced the radical-seeming device of petalism.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	petalism
释义	petalismn. Brit. /ˈpɛtəlɪz(ə)m/, /ˈpɛtl̩ɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈpɛdlˌɪz(ə)m/ Forms: 1600s petalisme, 1600s– petalism. Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from French. Or (ii) a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: French pétalisme; Greek πεταλισμός. Etymology: < French pétalisme (1580 in Middle French) or its etymon Hellenistic Greek πεταλισμός < ancient Greek πέταλον leaf (see petal n.) + -ισμός -ism suffix. Ancient Greek History. The custom of temporary banishment (for five years) practised in ancient Syracuse, effected by writing the name of the person banished on an olive leaf (rather than on a potsherd, as in the ostracism of Athens). ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabiting temporarily > exile or state of > [noun] > temporary > by writing names on olive-leaves petalism?a1601 ?a1601 T. North tr. Plutarch Lives (1603) (new ed.) ii. 33 The other Lords made a law called Petalisme, to meete with this practise. 1664 N. Ingelo Bentivolio & Urania: 2nd Pt. Ep. Ded. sig. a^v The Syracusans also were justly punish'd, for making an Apish imitation of the pernicious Custom by a foolish Petalism. 1768 D. Hume Balance of Power in Ess. xxix. 199 The Ostracism of Athens and Petalism of Syracuse. 1799 R. J. Thornton Politician's Creed 9 The same principle, call it envy or prudence, which produced the ostracism of Athens and the petalism of Syracuse. 1841 T. De Quincey in Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Feb. 225/2 Again, in another great and most splendid city [sc. Syracuse], you see men reduced to petalism, or marking their votes by the petals of shrubs. 1900 F. M. Crawford Rulers of South I. 99 For their own safety the Syracusans introduced the law of petalism corresponding almost exactly to the ostracism of the Athenians. 1991 S. Hornblower Greek World 54 In about the middle of the fifth century Syracuse introduced the radical-seeming device of petalism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.?a1601
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