adeptn.

Brit.

/ˈadɛpt/, U.S.

/əˈdɛpt/,

/ˈædɛpt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin adeptus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin adeptus adeptus n. Compare French adepte (1630 with reference to an alchemist, 1762 in extended use). Compare earlier adeptus n. and adept adj., and also adeptist n.

1. Originally: a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult, (now esp.) an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult organization. In later use also more generally: a person who has been initiated into any system of spiritual knowledge. Cf. adeptus n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > alchemy > [noun] > alchemist

alchemisterc1405

alchemist?c1425

alkanamyer?c1475

chemic1559

chemist1559

vulcanist?1586

spagyric1593

adeptus1650

elementarist1651

spagyrist1652

trismegist1657

adeptist1662

spagyrite1666

adept1673

transmuter1826

astro-alchemist1876

the world > the supernatural > the occult > [noun] > occultist

philosopher?1316

man of craft1389

Chaldean1581

artist1584

cabbalista1592

adeptus1650

adeptist1662

adept1673

occultist1876

1673 W. Cooper tr. J. F. Helvetius Golden Calf iii. 15 in Philos. Epit. To which I replyed, I never met with an Adept, or saw such a Medicine, though I read much of it, and have wished for it.

1685 London Gaz. mmlxxii/4 Four Books..concerning the secrets of the Adepts.

1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xxiv. 161/1 Aristotelians, Cartesians, Adepts, Astrologers, and common Longitudinarians.

1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. vi. 177 Varney heard the adept's door shut and carefully bolted.

1889 Path 4 107 The greatest magician, the highest adept, is never divorced from or independent of nature.

1921 Theosophy 10 46 The body, soul, and spirit of the adept are all conscious and working in harmony, and the body of the medium is an inert clod.

a1922 T. S. Eliot Waste Land Drafts (1971) 103 The adepts grouped in twos and threes.

1983 C. James Glued to Box 251 Ancient monks transmit nameless secrets to young adepts.

2002 N. Drury Dict. Esoteric 2/2 Occultists believe that only adepts can bridge this gulf to higher spiritual consciousness.

2. A person who is highly skilled or proficient at something. Frequently with in, (later also) at.In quot. 1674 with reference to experimental inquiry into atmospheric pressure.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > expert

grand master1590

adept1674

dab1691

dabster1708

dab hand1828

dead-hand1848

ringer1848

expert1853

skull1880

1674 M. Hale Difficiles Nugæ iv. 55 I confess I am none of those Adepts in Philosophy, that can tell us how to solve all the effects in Nature, without recourse to the infinite Wisdom, Power, and Goodness of the Glorious God.

a1721 W. Moyle Whole Wks. (1727) 58 I know a Gentleman, who calls it the A. B. C. of Politicks. But I might spare giving these Notices to you, who are an Adept in the Science.

1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 207 An adept in all the arts of picture-craft.

1785 T. Reid Ess. Intellect. Powers ii. viii. 271 Queens became adepts in Des Cartes' philosophy.

1863 J. H. Burton Book-hunter (ed. 2) 124 The greatest adepts abandoning the effort in despair.

1891 Law Times 90 463/2 Clients..need to be represented by those who are adepts in marshalling facts and handling witnesses.

1912 T. Dreiser Financier 36 He was an adept at turning all sorts of practical tricks.

1938 Life 24 Jan. 39 Skiing means not only fun and sport for its adepts, but business in terms of tens of millions of dollars.

1997 Sight & Sound Sept. 30/2 A classically trained performer such as Olivier..is an adept at immaculate imitation.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

adeptadj.

Brit.

/ˈadɛpt/,

/əˈdɛpt/, U.S.

/əˈdɛpt/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin adeptus, adipīscī.

Etymology: < classical Latin adeptus, past participle of adipīscī to attain, acquire < ad- ad- prefix + apīscī to get, inchoative formation < apere to fasten, attach, bind (see apt adj.). With the specific use in sense 1 compare adeptus n., adept n.

1. That has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult. Frequently in adept philosopher. Now chiefly historical.

ΚΠ

1650 T. Vaughan Magia Adamica 135 I knew a Gentleman, who meeting with a Philosopher Adept, and receiving so much Courtesie as to be admitted to Discourse, attended his first Instructions passing well.

1657 H. Pinnell tr. Crollius Philos. Reformed 186 And therefore it is to no purpose to tempt an Adept Phylosopher [L. Adeptum Philosophum] with promises of rewards.

a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) I. 590 If there be really such adept philosophers as we are told of.

1821 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 333/2 What I have read in Paracelsus, Helmont, Basilius, Sandivogius, and like books of adept philosophers extant.

1911 A. E. Waite Pict. Key to Tarot ii. 61 The mystery of what is called the mystical or arch-natural elixir, being the marriage of the soul and the spirit in the body of the adept philosopher and the transmutation of the body as the physical result of this marriage.

2001 B. H. Traister Notorious Astrol. Physician London v. 109 He was learning the basics of magic, but he was not yet an adept magus.

2. Very skilled or thoroughly proficient at something; completely versed in. Frequently with in, (later also) at.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > expert, proficient, or versed

wiseOE

perfectc1350

expertc1374

pertc1390

complete1526

flesh-bred1548

exact1589

proficienta1593

traded1609

well (better, best) verseda1610

made-upa1616

thorough-paceda1628

elementeda1661

peevish1673

adept1698

finished1710

nap1862

1698 J. Harris Immorality & Pride Causes of Atheism 16 It gratifies an insolent and haughty Spirit prodigiously..to pretend to be Adept in a Philosophy that is as much above the rest of Mankind's Notions, as 'tis Contradictory to it.

1727 Coll. Misc. Lett. Mist's Weekly Jrnl. III. xxxv. 175 No Body in the company being adept in that Science [sc. backgammon], except himself, he called for Mist's Journal.

1830 H. Roscoe Lives Eminent Brit. Lawyers 108 He was adept in natural philosophy and mechanics.

1858 M. Reid Plant Hunters (1859) lx. 334 The Hindoo hunter was a very adept at this sort of thing.

1896 C. Dixon Brit. Sea Birds i. 35 It is also an adept swimmer.

1927 Passing Show Summer 14/3 He was a fairly adept pickpocket.

1941 ‘N. Blake’ Case of Abominable Snowman iii. 31 I am a little deaf, but adept in lip-reading.

1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 Mar. 38/3 Customs agents are adept at recognizing smugglers.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	adept
释义	adeptn. Brit. /ˈadɛpt/, U.S. /əˈdɛpt/, /ˈædɛpt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin adeptus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin adeptus adeptus n. Compare French adepte (1630 with reference to an alchemist, 1762 in extended use). Compare earlier adeptus n. and adept adj., and also adeptist n. 1. Originally: a person who has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult, (now esp.) an initiate into the secrets of a particular hermetic order or occult organization. In later use also more generally: a person who has been initiated into any system of spiritual knowledge. Cf. adeptus n. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > alchemy > [noun] > alchemist alchemisterc1405 alchemist?c1425 alkanamyer?c1475 chemic1559 chemist1559 vulcanist?1586 spagyric1593 adeptus1650 elementarist1651 spagyrist1652 trismegist1657 adeptist1662 spagyrite1666 adept1673 transmuter1826 astro-alchemist1876 the world > the supernatural > the occult > [noun] > occultist philosopher?1316 man of craft1389 Chaldean1581 artist1584 cabbalista1592 adeptus1650 adeptist1662 adept1673 occultist1876 1673 W. Cooper tr. J. F. Helvetius Golden Calf iii. 15 in Philos. Epit. To which I replyed, I never met with an Adept, or saw such a Medicine, though I read much of it, and have wished for it. 1685 London Gaz. mmlxxii/4 Four Books..concerning the secrets of the Adepts. 1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xxiv. 161/1 Aristotelians, Cartesians, Adepts, Astrologers, and common Longitudinarians. 1821 W. Scott Kenilworth II. vi. 177 Varney heard the adept's door shut and carefully bolted. 1889 Path 4 107 The greatest magician, the highest adept, is never divorced from or independent of nature. 1921 Theosophy 10 46 The body, soul, and spirit of the adept are all conscious and working in harmony, and the body of the medium is an inert clod. a1922 T. S. Eliot Waste Land Drafts (1971) 103 The adepts grouped in twos and threes. 1983 C. James Glued to Box 251 Ancient monks transmit nameless secrets to young adepts. 2002 N. Drury Dict. Esoteric 2/2 Occultists believe that only adepts can bridge this gulf to higher spiritual consciousness. 2. A person who is highly skilled or proficient at something. Frequently with in, (later also) at.In quot. 1674 with reference to experimental inquiry into atmospheric pressure. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [noun] > skilful person > expert grand master1590 adept1674 dab1691 dabster1708 dab hand1828 dead-hand1848 ringer1848 expert1853 skull1880 1674 M. Hale Difficiles Nugæ iv. 55 I confess I am none of those Adepts in Philosophy, that can tell us how to solve all the effects in Nature, without recourse to the infinite Wisdom, Power, and Goodness of the Glorious God. a1721 W. Moyle Whole Wks. (1727) 58 I know a Gentleman, who calls it the A. B. C. of Politicks. But I might spare giving these Notices to you, who are an Adept in the Science. 1762 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting II. iii. 207 An adept in all the arts of picture-craft. 1785 T. Reid Ess. Intellect. Powers ii. viii. 271 Queens became adepts in Des Cartes' philosophy. 1863 J. H. Burton Book-hunter (ed. 2) 124 The greatest adepts abandoning the effort in despair. 1891 Law Times 90 463/2 Clients..need to be represented by those who are adepts in marshalling facts and handling witnesses. 1912 T. Dreiser Financier 36 He was an adept at turning all sorts of practical tricks. 1938 Life 24 Jan. 39 Skiing means not only fun and sport for its adepts, but business in terms of tens of millions of dollars. 1997 Sight & Sound Sept. 30/2 A classically trained performer such as Olivier..is an adept at immaculate imitation. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). adeptadj. Brit. /ˈadɛpt/, /əˈdɛpt/, U.S. /əˈdɛpt/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin adeptus, adipīscī. Etymology: < classical Latin adeptus, past participle of adipīscī to attain, acquire < ad- ad- prefix + apīscī to get, inchoative formation < apere to fasten, attach, bind (see apt adj.). With the specific use in sense 1 compare adeptus n., adept n. 1. That has attained knowledge of the secrets of alchemy, magic, and the occult. Frequently in adept philosopher. Now chiefly historical. ΚΠ 1650 T. Vaughan Magia Adamica 135 I knew a Gentleman, who meeting with a Philosopher Adept, and receiving so much Courtesie as to be admitted to Discourse, attended his first Instructions passing well. 1657 H. Pinnell tr. Crollius Philos. Reformed 186 And therefore it is to no purpose to tempt an Adept Phylosopher [L. Adeptum Philosophum] with promises of rewards. a1691 R. Boyle Wks. (1772) I. 590 If there be really such adept philosophers as we are told of. 1821 European Mag. & London Rev. Apr. 333/2 What I have read in Paracelsus, Helmont, Basilius, Sandivogius, and like books of adept philosophers extant. 1911 A. E. Waite Pict. Key to Tarot ii. 61 The mystery of what is called the mystical or arch-natural elixir, being the marriage of the soul and the spirit in the body of the adept philosopher and the transmutation of the body as the physical result of this marriage. 2001 B. H. Traister Notorious Astrol. Physician London v. 109 He was learning the basics of magic, but he was not yet an adept magus. 2. Very skilled or thoroughly proficient at something; completely versed in. Frequently with in, (later also) at. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > expert, proficient, or versed wiseOE perfectc1350 expertc1374 pertc1390 complete1526 flesh-bred1548 exact1589 proficienta1593 traded1609 well (better, best) verseda1610 made-upa1616 thorough-paceda1628 elementeda1661 peevish1673 adept1698 finished1710 nap1862 1698 J. Harris Immorality & Pride Causes of Atheism 16 It gratifies an insolent and haughty Spirit prodigiously..to pretend to be Adept in a Philosophy that is as much above the rest of Mankind's Notions, as 'tis Contradictory to it. 1727 Coll. Misc. Lett. Mist's Weekly Jrnl. III. xxxv. 175 No Body in the company being adept in that Science [sc. backgammon], except himself, he called for Mist's Journal. 1830 H. Roscoe Lives Eminent Brit. Lawyers 108 He was adept in natural philosophy and mechanics. 1858 M. Reid Plant Hunters (1859) lx. 334 The Hindoo hunter was a very adept at this sort of thing. 1896 C. Dixon Brit. Sea Birds i. 35 It is also an adept swimmer. 1927 Passing Show Summer 14/3 He was a fairly adept pickpocket. 1941 ‘N. Blake’ Case of Abominable Snowman iii. 31 I am a little deaf, but adept in lip-reading. 1990 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 15 Mar. 38/3 Customs agents are adept at recognizing smugglers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1673adj.1650
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