Rasputinn.

Brit.

/raˈspjuːtɪn/, U.S.

/ræˈspjutn/

Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rasputin.

Etymology: < the name of Grigorij Efimovič Rasputin (?c1865–1916), mystic and influential favourite at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. Compare earlier Rasputinism n.It has frequently been claimed that the mystic's real surname was Novyj or Novyx, and that the name Rasputin, purportedly meaning ‘debauchee, licentious person’, was a derogatory nickname given to him by his enemies. However, the actual Russian word for ‘dissolute person’ is rasputnik, and the association of Rasputin's surname (a relatively common surname in Russia, of uncertain origin, attested from the second half of the 16th cent.) with Russian rasputnyj ‘depraved, licentious, dissolute’ (late 17th cent. in Old Russian) and its derivatives rasputstvo ‘debauchery’ and rasputnik is probably secondary. The exact year of Rasputin's birth is uncertain; estimates in reference works vary from 1864 to 1872, most sources agreeing on c1865. It has recently been suggested that Rasputin was born in 1869, but conclusive evidence for this appears to be lacking. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) also records a pronunciation (ræ·spiutin) /ˈræspjuːtɪn/; in Russian the name is stressed on the second syllable.

A person exercising an insidious or corrupting influence, esp. over a ruler, government, etc.Earliest in attributive use.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [noun] > corrupting > one who or that which > specific

Rasputin1937

1937 H. G. Wells Star Begotten viii. 152 My professional gifts give me a kind of Rasputin hold on one or two exalted families.

1975 Economist 8 Feb. 35/2 Referred to in private..as a Rasputin or a Svengali, her private secretary, Sr José López Rega, has enlarged his power.

1978 G. Mitchell Wraiths & Changelings xv. 149 He was becoming a sort of Rasputin where Mrs Crieff-Tweedle was concerned... I'm sure she was coming under..a sinister influence.

1993 R. Limbaugh See, I told you So xii. 146 The liberal New Republic characterized him as a jargon-spouting Rasputin presiding over the First Lady's ‘yuppie awakening’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rasputin
释义	Rasputinn. Brit. /raˈspjuːtɪn/, U.S. /ræˈspjutn/ Origin: From a proper name. Etymon: proper name Rasputin. Etymology: < the name of Grigorij Efimovič Rasputin (?c1865–1916), mystic and influential favourite at the court of Tsar Nicholas II. Compare earlier Rasputinism n.It has frequently been claimed that the mystic's real surname was Novyj or Novyx, and that the name Rasputin, purportedly meaning ‘debauchee, licentious person’, was a derogatory nickname given to him by his enemies. However, the actual Russian word for ‘dissolute person’ is rasputnik, and the association of Rasputin's surname (a relatively common surname in Russia, of uncertain origin, attested from the second half of the 16th cent.) with Russian rasputnyj ‘depraved, licentious, dissolute’ (late 17th cent. in Old Russian) and its derivatives rasputstvo ‘debauchery’ and rasputnik is probably secondary. The exact year of Rasputin's birth is uncertain; estimates in reference works vary from 1864 to 1872, most sources agreeing on c1865. It has recently been suggested that Rasputin was born in 1869, but conclusive evidence for this appears to be lacking. O.E.D. Suppl. (1982) also records a pronunciation (ræ·spiutin) /ˈræspjuːtɪn/; in Russian the name is stressed on the second syllable. A person exercising an insidious or corrupting influence, esp. over a ruler, government, etc.Earliest in attributive use. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > [noun] > corrupting > one who or that which > specific Rasputin1937 1937 H. G. Wells Star Begotten viii. 152 My professional gifts give me a kind of Rasputin hold on one or two exalted families. 1975 Economist 8 Feb. 35/2 Referred to in private..as a Rasputin or a Svengali, her private secretary, Sr José López Rega, has enlarged his power. 1978 G. Mitchell Wraiths & Changelings xv. 149 He was becoming a sort of Rasputin where Mrs Crieff-Tweedle was concerned... I'm sure she was coming under..a sinister influence. 1993 R. Limbaugh See, I told you So xii. 146 The liberal New Republic characterized him as a jargon-spouting Rasputin presiding over the First Lady's ‘yuppie awakening’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1937
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