Prometheanismn.

Brit.

/prəˈmiːθɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/prəˈmiθiənɪz(ə)m/,

/proʊˈmiθiəˌnɪz(ə)m/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Promethean adj., -ism suffix.

Etymology: < Promethean adj. + -ism suffix.

Qualities or behaviours characteristic of Prometheus or his punishment (see note at Prometheus n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > like that of Prometheus

Prometheanism1905

society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > [noun]

sedition1556

incendiarism1675

Prometheanism1976

1905 F. G. Fowler & H. W. Fowler tr. Lucian Wks. I. 7 In what consists the great subtlety, the Prometheanism, of my writings?

1925 Times 28 Aug. 14/1 Nonetheless, that car and ‘dough’ represent a sort of inverted prometheanism—the idea that ‘happiness’ is not only a right but a possibility for all of us.

1957 N. Frye Anat. Crit. 157 Patterns of the ‘Romantic agony’, chiefly sadism, Prometheanism.

1976 M. J. Lasky Utopia & Revol. (1977) xi. 412 He [sc. Locke] disdained the incendiaries of the age with their fiery images, and deplored the whole tradition of Prometheanism.

1998 E. Davis TechGnosis (1999) iv. 112 But with their strange brew of free speech monomania, capitalist Prometheanism, and intense antipathy toward regulation, libertarians take this core inspiration to often dangerous heights.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	prometheanism
释义	Prometheanismn. Brit. /prəˈmiːθɪənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /prəˈmiθiənɪz(ə)m/, /proʊˈmiθiəˌnɪz(ə)m/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Promethean adj., -ism suffix. Etymology: < Promethean adj. + -ism suffix. Qualities or behaviours characteristic of Prometheus or his punishment (see note at Prometheus n. 1). ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > corporal punishment > [noun] > like that of Prometheus Prometheanism1905 society > authority > lack of subjection > rebelliousness > sedition > [noun] sedition1556 incendiarism1675 Prometheanism1976 1905 F. G. Fowler & H. W. Fowler tr. Lucian Wks. I. 7 In what consists the great subtlety, the Prometheanism, of my writings? 1925 Times 28 Aug. 14/1 Nonetheless, that car and ‘dough’ represent a sort of inverted prometheanism—the idea that ‘happiness’ is not only a right but a possibility for all of us. 1957 N. Frye Anat. Crit. 157 Patterns of the ‘Romantic agony’, chiefly sadism, Prometheanism. 1976 M. J. Lasky Utopia & Revol. (1977) xi. 412 He [sc. Locke] disdained the incendiaries of the age with their fiery images, and deplored the whole tradition of Prometheanism. 1998 E. Davis TechGnosis (1999) iv. 112 But with their strange brew of free speech monomania, capitalist Prometheanism, and intense antipathy toward regulation, libertarians take this core inspiration to often dangerous heights. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1905
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