zeteticadj.n.

Brit.

/zᵻˈtɛtɪk/, U.S.

/zəˈtɛdɪk/

Forms: 1600s zetetique, 1600s–1700s zetetick, 1700s– zetetic.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin zeteticus (1591 in a work title: Zeteticorum libri quinque by François Viète) < ancient Greek ζητητικός disposed to search or inquire < ζητητής seeker, inquirer ( < ζητεῖν to seek, inquire (see zeal n.) + -τής , suffix forming agent nouns) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare slightly later zetetical adj.Specific senses With use as noun compare Hellenistic Greek οἱ ζητητικοί (plural), name given to the Sceptics, and ἡ ζητητική (feminine) Sceptic philosophy. With sense B. 1 compare French zététique , masculine noun (1630 in a translation of Viète's work). Compare also the following slightly earlier example of post-classical Latin zetetici , plural, in an English context:1657 E. Porter Trin-unus-deus ii. 11 Many others by reason of this professed ignorance, were called..Sceptici, Ephetici, Zetetici and Aporetici, i. e. Considerers, unresolved Seekers, Doubters. In sense B. 2 perhaps after French zététique (1691 in the passage translated in quot. 1702).

A. adj.

Inquiring, investigating; proceeding by inquiry or investigation.In quot. 1645 used with humorous intent. zetetic astronomy n. (after the title of Rowbotham's pamphlet on the subject: see quot. 1849) the theory that the earth is a flat disc, and that the sun, moon, and stars are in motion a short distance above it; hence zetetic astronomer.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective] > engaged in investigation

perquiring1598

exploratory1620

zetetic1645

zetetical1646

disquisitive1647

probing1749

disquisitorial1806

investigating1830

perusing1878

pickbrain1903

1645 T. Urquhart Trissotetras sig. P^v Zetetick, is said of Loxogonosphericall Moods which agree in the same quæsitas.

1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. iv. 1 This was called the Zetetick Philosophy, from its continuall enquiry after truth.

1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Zetetick Method in Mathematicks, is the Analytick, or Algebraick way.

1799 G. Walker Vagabond II. ii. 37 When shall the ingannations of prejudice be delacerated, and the catachrestical reasonings of facinorous aristocrats be dispanded by the zetetic spirit of the eighteenth century?

1849 S. B. Rowbotham (title) Zetetic Astronomy. A description of several experiments which prove that the surface of the sea is a perfect plane and that the Earth is not a Globe!

1885 Bookseller 7 Jan. 12/1 A party of Zetetic astronomers with scientific instruments.

1939 J. Trachtenberg Jewish Magic & Superstition xi. 153 A well-known actress.., when asked by a zetetic reporter what was her favorite superstition, replied, ‘Thank Heaven, I have none!’—and unconsciously ‘knocked wood’ as she spoke.

1971 A. L. Peck in Ess. Anc. Greek Philos. iii. 478 This paper is zetetic rather than expository.

2001 T. W. Smith Revaluing Ethics i. 26 Aristotle seeks to cultivate in his students a zetetic, critical stance toward their own regime.

B. n.

1. An investigator, an inquirer; spec. (frequently capitalized) an adherent of the ancient Greek sceptic school of philosophy (see sceptic adj., sceptic n. 1).

ΘΚΠ

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

1658 G. Starkey Pyrotechny 159 In the latter you shew your self to me a Cordiall friend, in the other an ingenious and discreet Zetetick.

1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. iv. 3 These all were called Pyrrhonians from their Master; Aporeticks, and Scepticks, and Ephecticks, and Zeteticks, from their (as it were) Doctrine.

1670 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. II iv. iv. 435 They [sc. the Scepticks] were stiled ζητητικοί, Zeteticks, because they were ever seeking, but never found the truth.

1751 London Daily Advertiser & Lit. Gaz. 27 July Or of what was the Use of Searching, expressed by their [sc. the sceptics'] other Name Zetetics, where avowedly nothing was to be found.

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

1895 Med. Age 10 Jan. 6/2 They were known as Sceptics and Zetetics, to indicate that they were always in search of truth without flattering themselves that they had found it.

1914 D. J. Burrell We would see Jesus vii. 46 The Zetetics were a school of philosophers who were so called because they professed to be ‘seekers after the truth’.

2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 6 Dec. (A2 section) 2 I am a zetetic, an agnostic who will try to find out.

†2. Originally, with reference to the work of French mathematician François Viète (1540–1603): a method of solving mathematical problems by expressing them in the form of equations and solving these algebraically, according to certain laws (cf. zetetics n.). In later use more generally: the systematic analysis of problems. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1692 perhaps: the system of letters used by Viète in his method to denote constants and variables.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry

conclusionc1400

problem1570

zetetic1692

prob1700

1692 H. Coley Moxon's Math. made Easie (ed. 2) 181 Zetetique, numbers used in Algebra and Equations by the famous Vieta.

1702 tr. J. Ozanam Math. Dict. Zetetick [Fr. Zetetique], is a Method made use of to solve Mathematical Problems.

1853 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 3) §35 [Logic] has been called..Zetetic or the Art of seeking.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	zetetic
释义	zeteticadj.n. Brit. /zᵻˈtɛtɪk/, U.S. /zəˈtɛdɪk/ Forms: 1600s zetetique, 1600s–1700s zetetick, 1700s– zetetic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin zeteticus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin zeteticus (1591 in a work title: Zeteticorum libri quinque by François Viète) < ancient Greek ζητητικός disposed to search or inquire < ζητητής seeker, inquirer ( < ζητεῖν to seek, inquire (see zeal n.) + -τής , suffix forming agent nouns) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare slightly later zetetical adj.Specific senses With use as noun compare Hellenistic Greek οἱ ζητητικοί (plural), name given to the Sceptics, and ἡ ζητητική (feminine) Sceptic philosophy. With sense B. 1 compare French zététique , masculine noun (1630 in a translation of Viète's work). Compare also the following slightly earlier example of post-classical Latin zetetici , plural, in an English context:1657 E. Porter Trin-unus-deus ii. 11 Many others by reason of this professed ignorance, were called..Sceptici, Ephetici, Zetetici and Aporetici, i. e. Considerers, unresolved Seekers, Doubters. In sense B. 2 perhaps after French zététique (1691 in the passage translated in quot. 1702). A. adj. Inquiring, investigating; proceeding by inquiry or investigation.In quot. 1645 used with humorous intent. zetetic astronomy n. (after the title of Rowbotham's pamphlet on the subject: see quot. 1849) the theory that the earth is a flat disc, and that the sun, moon, and stars are in motion a short distance above it; hence zetetic astronomer. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > investigation, inspection > [adjective] > engaged in investigation perquiring1598 exploratory1620 zetetic1645 zetetical1646 disquisitive1647 probing1749 disquisitorial1806 investigating1830 perusing1878 pickbrain1903 1645 T. Urquhart Trissotetras sig. P^v Zetetick, is said of Loxogonosphericall Moods which agree in the same quæsitas. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. iv. 1 This was called the Zetetick Philosophy, from its continuall enquiry after truth. 1704 J. Harris Lexicon Technicum I Zetetick Method in Mathematicks, is the Analytick, or Algebraick way. 1799 G. Walker Vagabond II. ii. 37 When shall the ingannations of prejudice be delacerated, and the catachrestical reasonings of facinorous aristocrats be dispanded by the zetetic spirit of the eighteenth century? 1849 S. B. Rowbotham (title) Zetetic Astronomy. A description of several experiments which prove that the surface of the sea is a perfect plane and that the Earth is not a Globe! 1885 Bookseller 7 Jan. 12/1 A party of Zetetic astronomers with scientific instruments. 1939 J. Trachtenberg Jewish Magic & Superstition xi. 153 A well-known actress.., when asked by a zetetic reporter what was her favorite superstition, replied, ‘Thank Heaven, I have none!’—and unconsciously ‘knocked wood’ as she spoke. 1971 A. L. Peck in Ess. Anc. Greek Philos. iii. 478 This paper is zetetic rather than expository. 2001 T. W. Smith Revaluing Ethics i. 26 Aristotle seeks to cultivate in his students a zetetic, critical stance toward their own regime. B. n. 1. An investigator, an inquirer; spec. (frequently capitalized) an adherent of the ancient Greek sceptic school of philosophy (see sceptic adj., sceptic n. 1). ΘΚΠ 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 1658 G. Starkey Pyrotechny 159 In the latter you shew your self to me a Cordiall friend, in the other an ingenious and discreet Zetetick. 1660 T. Stanley Hist. Philos. III. iv. 3 These all were called Pyrrhonians from their Master; Aporeticks, and Scepticks, and Ephecticks, and Zeteticks, from their (as it were) Doctrine. 1670 T. Gale Court of Gentiles: Pt. II iv. iv. 435 They [sc. the Scepticks] were stiled ζητητικοί, Zeteticks, because they were ever seeking, but never found the truth. 1751 London Daily Advertiser & Lit. Gaz. 27 July Or of what was the Use of Searching, expressed by their [sc. the sceptics'] other Name Zetetics, where avowedly nothing was to be found. 1838 J. Rowbotham Dict. 66 The ancient Pyrrhonists were called Zetetics or seekers. 1895 Med. Age 10 Jan. 6/2 They were known as Sceptics and Zetetics, to indicate that they were always in search of truth without flattering themselves that they had found it. 1914 D. J. Burrell We would see Jesus vii. 46 The Zetetics were a school of philosophers who were so called because they professed to be ‘seekers after the truth’. 2003 Age (Melbourne) (Nexis) 6 Dec. (A2 section) 2 I am a zetetic, an agnostic who will try to find out. †2. Originally, with reference to the work of French mathematician François Viète (1540–1603): a method of solving mathematical problems by expressing them in the form of equations and solving these algebraically, according to certain laws (cf. zetetics n.). In later use more generally: the systematic analysis of problems. Obsolete. rare.In quot. 1692 perhaps: the system of letters used by Viète in his method to denote constants and variables. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > mathematics > [noun] > mathematical enquiry conclusionc1400 problem1570 zetetic1692 prob1700 1692 H. Coley Moxon's Math. made Easie (ed. 2) 181 Zetetique, numbers used in Algebra and Equations by the famous Vieta. 1702 tr. J. Ozanam Math. Dict. Zetetick [Fr. Zetetique], is a Method made use of to solve Mathematical Problems. 1853 W. Thomson Outl. Laws of Thought (ed. 3) §35 [Logic] has been called..Zetetic or the Art of seeking. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1645
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