Pyrrhonistn.

Brit.

/ˈpɪrənɪst/, U.S.

/ˈpɪrənəst/

Forms: 1500s Pyrrhomist (irregular), 1500s– Pyrrhonist, 1800s Pyrronist.

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

Etymology: < classical Latin Pyrrhōn-, Pyrrhō (see Pyrrhonian n.) + -ist suffix. Compare slightly later Pyrrhonism n.

Chiefly Philosophy.

= Pyrrhonian n.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > scepticism > [noun] > Pyrrhonism > adherent of or radical sceptic

Pyrrhonian1556

Pyrrhonic1593

Pyrrhonist1598

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Greek scepticism > adherent of

Pyrrhonian1556

sceptic1587

Pyrrhonic1593

Pyrrhonist1598

Epochist1603

zetetic1658

New Academic1660

acataleptic1679

1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. i. sig. B8 Fye Gallus, what, a skeptick Pyrrhomist?

1680 C. Blount tr. Philostratus Life Apollonius Tyaneus i. xxii. 142 The ancient School of Plato degenerated by the Sentiments of the new, into the Sects of Scepticks and Pyrrhonists, who doubted of every thing.

1708 T. Taylor tr. J. Basnage Hist. Jews iii. viii. 180/1 Is it not a pretty Fancy, that a Man becomes a Pyrrhonist, from the Moment he does not blindly submit to the Definitions of the Church.

1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 49/2 The distinguishing tenet of the Pyrrhonists was their asserting an absolute acatalepsy in regard to every thing.

1838 J. Rowbotham Dict. 66 The ancient Pyrrhonists were called Zetetics or seekers.

1893 H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey (1894) I. ii. 45 Now he..was too much of a Pyrrhonist to think that any opinions, even when entirely negative, were certainly true.

1923 Times 19 June 15/7 Look at the Pyrrhonists' books, and it will appear that the least breath of their arguments shatters those of their opponents.

1952 Eng. Hist. Rev. 67 442 Nor was Ralegh a Pyrrhonist; he used his sceptical turn of mind to strengthen the argument for faith.

1992 Mind 101 147 The ‘standard interpretation’ is that Pyrrhonists achieve universal epoche by rejecting all beliefs.

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

单词	pyrrhonist
释义	Pyrrhonistn. Brit. /ˈpɪrənɪst/, U.S. /ˈpɪrənəst/ Forms: 1500s Pyrrhomist (irregular), 1500s– Pyrrhonist, 1800s Pyrronist. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Pyrrhōn- , Pyrrhō , -ist suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Pyrrhōn-, Pyrrhō (see Pyrrhonian n.) + -ist suffix. Compare slightly later Pyrrhonism n. Chiefly Philosophy. = Pyrrhonian n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > scepticism > [noun] > Pyrrhonism > adherent of or radical sceptic Pyrrhonian1556 Pyrrhonic1593 Pyrrhonist1598 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > post-Socratic philosophy > [noun] > Greek scepticism > adherent of Pyrrhonian1556 sceptic1587 Pyrrhonic1593 Pyrrhonist1598 Epochist1603 zetetic1658 New Academic1660 acataleptic1679 1598 J. Marston Scourge of Villanie i. i. sig. B8 Fye Gallus, what, a skeptick Pyrrhomist? 1680 C. Blount tr. Philostratus Life Apollonius Tyaneus i. xxii. 142 The ancient School of Plato degenerated by the Sentiments of the new, into the Sects of Scepticks and Pyrrhonists, who doubted of every thing. 1708 T. Taylor tr. J. Basnage Hist. Jews iii. viii. 180/1 Is it not a pretty Fancy, that a Man becomes a Pyrrhonist, from the Moment he does not blindly submit to the Definitions of the Church. 1797 Encycl. Brit. I. 49/2 The distinguishing tenet of the Pyrrhonists was their asserting an absolute acatalepsy in regard to every thing. 1838 J. Rowbotham Dict. 66 The ancient Pyrrhonists were called Zetetics or seekers. 1893 H. P. Liddon et al. Life E. B. Pusey (1894) I. ii. 45 Now he..was too much of a Pyrrhonist to think that any opinions, even when entirely negative, were certainly true. 1923 Times 19 June 15/7 Look at the Pyrrhonists' books, and it will appear that the least breath of their arguments shatters those of their opponents. 1952 Eng. Hist. Rev. 67 442 Nor was Ralegh a Pyrrhonist; he used his sceptical turn of mind to strengthen the argument for faith. 1992 Mind 101 147 The ‘standard interpretation’ is that Pyrrhonists achieve universal epoche by rejecting all beliefs. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1598
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