agonistesadj.

Brit.

/ˌaɡəˈnɪstiːz/, U.S.

/ˌæɡəˈnɪstiz/

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀγωνιστής.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (see agonist n.).

literary.

Used postpositively as an epithet with proper names: who is an agonist, engaged in a struggle or combat.Chiefly after the title of Milton's poem (see quot. 1671).

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > contending > that is an agonist

agonistes1671

1671 J. Milton (title) Paradise regain'd. A poem in IV books. To which is added Samson Agonistes.

1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. ii. 348 A head of Hercules Agonistes, of great merit.

1807 H. G. Hale (title) Gr—ville Agonistes, a dramatic poem.

1857 E. Young Pre-Raffaelitism viii. 62 I, for one, am too much an Englishman not to feel proud, after all, of the name of Turner. But why is he to be always 'Turner Agonistes'?

1932 T. S. Eliot (title) Sweeney Agonistes.

1946 B. H. Bronson (title) Johnson agonistes: and other essays.

1969 G. Wills (title) Nixon Agonistes.

1995 New Yorker 12 June 108/1 The negative reviews he [sc. David Letterman] received for his performance as host of this year's Academy Awards ceremony have proved to be the first major setback in the saga of ‘Dave Agonistes’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agonistes
释义	agonistesadj. Brit. /ˌaɡəˈnɪstiːz/, U.S. /ˌæɡəˈnɪstiz/ Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀγωνιστής. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀγωνιστής (see agonist n.). literary. Used postpositively as an epithet with proper names: who is an agonist, engaged in a struggle or combat.Chiefly after the title of Milton's poem (see quot. 1671). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [adjective] > contending > that is an agonist agonistes1671 1671 J. Milton (title) Paradise regain'd. A poem in IV books. To which is added Samson Agonistes. 1800 J. Dallaway Anecd. Arts Eng. ii. 348 A head of Hercules Agonistes, of great merit. 1807 H. G. Hale (title) Gr—ville Agonistes, a dramatic poem. 1857 E. Young Pre-Raffaelitism viii. 62 I, for one, am too much an Englishman not to feel proud, after all, of the name of Turner. But why is he to be always 'Turner Agonistes'? 1932 T. S. Eliot (title) Sweeney Agonistes. 1946 B. H. Bronson (title) Johnson agonistes: and other essays. 1969 G. Wills (title) Nixon Agonistes. 1995 New Yorker 12 June 108/1 The negative reviews he [sc. David Letterman] received for his performance as host of this year's Academy Awards ceremony have proved to be the first major setback in the saga of ‘Dave Agonistes’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1671
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