Acrasianadj.

Brit.

/əˈkreɪzɪən/,

/əˈkrasɪən/, U.S.

/əˈkreɪziən/

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

Etymology: < the name Acrasia (see definition below; compare acrasia n. and acrasy n.) + -an suffix.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Acrasia, a personification of excess or intemperance presented as a deceitful enchantress in Spenser's Faerie Queene (cf. quot. 1590 at acrasia n.); spec. designating Acrasia's home, the ‘Bower of Bliss’; reminiscent or evocative of this.

ΚΠ

1818 J. Keats Let. 13 Mar. (1958) I. 241 I fancy the flowers, all precocious, have an Acrasian spell about them.

1880 E. C. Brewer Reader's Handbk. Allusions Agdistes, the mystagog of the Acrasian bower, or the evil genius loci.

1957 H. Berger Allegorical Temper 227 The distinction between natural and artificial vanishes because all things..are directed by the Acrasian intention.

1990 Rev. Eng. Stud. 41 52 The Castle and its haunting environs bear a close resemblance to Spenser's Acrasian Bower of Bliss.

2001 P. Alpers in A. Hadfield Cambr. Compan. Spenser xiii. 261 The ‘tempting verses’ of the wizard Indolence..are not an Acrasian seduction, but lead to stanzas praising the retired life.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acrasian
释义	Acrasianadj. Brit. /əˈkreɪzɪən/, /əˈkrasɪən/, U.S. /əˈkreɪziən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Acrasia , -an suffix. Etymology: < the name Acrasia (see definition below; compare acrasia n. and acrasy n.) + -an suffix. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Acrasia, a personification of excess or intemperance presented as a deceitful enchantress in Spenser's Faerie Queene (cf. quot. 1590 at acrasia n.); spec. designating Acrasia's home, the ‘Bower of Bliss’; reminiscent or evocative of this. ΚΠ 1818 J. Keats Let. 13 Mar. (1958) I. 241 I fancy the flowers, all precocious, have an Acrasian spell about them. 1880 E. C. Brewer Reader's Handbk. Allusions Agdistes, the mystagog of the Acrasian bower, or the evil genius loci. 1957 H. Berger Allegorical Temper 227 The distinction between natural and artificial vanishes because all things..are directed by the Acrasian intention. 1990 Rev. Eng. Stud. 41 52 The Castle and its haunting environs bear a close resemblance to Spenser's Acrasian Bower of Bliss. 2001 P. Alpers in A. Hadfield Cambr. Compan. Spenser xiii. 261 The ‘tempting verses’ of the wizard Indolence..are not an Acrasian seduction, but lead to stanzas praising the retired life. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1818
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