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† opiniˈatrety, -ˈastrety Obs.
Also 7 a-strete, -atrete (-té, -tie, mispr. -atrecy, -cie, -atricy, -atracy), 7–8 -atrity, (8 -té).
[a. F. opiniastreté (c 1560 in Hatz.-Darm.), later opiniâtreté, f. opiniastre: see opiniatre a. and -ty.]
The character of being ‘opiniatre’; obstinate adherence to or maintenance of one's own opinion; stubbornness of mind.
α1648J. Beaumont Psyche xvi. cciii, Whene'er her proud Opiniastrete Against Ecclesiastick Sanctions swells. 1656Bramhall Replic. i. 73 The Romanists..whose opiniastrety did hinder an uniform Reformation of the western Church. 1684T. Goddard Plato's Demon 290 Arguments..sufficient to convince opiniastrete and wilful ignorance it self.
β1619Sir D. Carleton in Hales' Gold. Rem. (1673) ii. 177 The Remonstrants being excluded from further conference, by reason of their Opiniatrity. 1639Drummond of Hawthornden Prophecy Wks. (1711) 181 Why should our opiniatrete be the overthrow of the state? 1649Earl of Monmouth tr. Senault's Use Passions (1671) 345 Upon such an occasion Opiniatrecy is commendable. 1650― tr. Senault's Man bec. Guilty 30 Is not opiniatrecie a furious love to be always victorious? 1654― tr. Bentivoglio's Warrs Flanders 130 By this opiniatracy of the adverse party. 1690Locke Hum. Und. i. iv. (1695) 38 What in them was Science, is in us but Opiniatrity. 1717W. Reeves tr. Justin Martyr's Apol. i. lxx, Not carried away with opiniatrety and passion. a1734North Exam. i. ii. §176 (1740) 123 The opiniatrité of his Party misled him. |