convulsionaryadj.n.

/kənˈvʌlʃənəri/

Etymology: < convulsion n. + -ary suffix¹: compare French convulsionnaire.

A. adj.

a. Pertaining to, of the nature of, affected with, or marked by, convulsion (literal and figurative).

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > violent or convulsive

paroxysmal1577

convulsive1615

convulsionary1798

paroxysmic1850

the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > violent at intervals or convulsive

paroxysmal1577

convulsive1615

convulsionary1798

spasmodic1841

paroxysmic1850

1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 25 515 The Abbé Winckelmann..has formed a school of declamatory connoisseurs, who ape his convulsionary extasies.

1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. xv. 294 After one or two desperate and almost convulsionary struggles.

1861 G. L. Craik Hist. Eng. Lit. & Lang. I. 140 This..gives it also much more of a sudden and convulsionary character.

1873 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 210 Whatever was convulsionary and destructive in politics.

b. Pertaining to the Convulsionaries: see B.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > convulsionism > [adjective]

convulsionary1814

1814 tr. Voltaire Candid i. xxi. 107 I have been acquainted with the scribbling mob, the caballing mob, and the convulsionary mob.

1859 All Year Round 5 Nov. 32 The Revivals in Ireland seem to be nowise different to the Convulsionary movement.

1874 J. H. Blunt Dict. Sects (at cited word) The hold which the Convulsionary delusion had on the popular mind was considerable.

B. n.

One of a number of fanatics in France in the 18th century, who fell into convulsions and extravagances, supposed to be accompanied by miraculous cures, at the tomb of a Jansenist named François de Pâris, in the cemetery of St.-Médard near Paris. (Also in French form convulsionnaire.)

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > convulsionism > [noun] > person

convulsionary1741

convulsionist1865

1741 tr. Marquis d'Argens Chinese Lett. x. 59 The Convulsionaries have Fits of Madness; some leap and dance, without Rule and Cadence; others throw themselves flat along, and tumble upon the Floor.

1859 All Year Round 5 Nov. 31 The Convulsionnaires, who..flung themselves into cataleptic fits before the tomb of the Archdeacon Paris.

1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 86 The paroxysms of Jansenist convulsionaries, or the hysterics of Methodist negroes.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	convulsionary
释义	convulsionaryadj.n. /kənˈvʌlʃənəri/ Etymology: < convulsion n. + -ary suffix¹: compare French convulsionnaire. A. adj. a. Pertaining to, of the nature of, affected with, or marked by, convulsion (literal and figurative). ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in specific manner > irregular movement or agitation > [adjective] > violent or convulsive paroxysmal1577 convulsive1615 convulsionary1798 paroxysmic1850 the world > action or operation > manner of action > violent action or operation > [adjective] > violent at intervals or convulsive paroxysmal1577 convulsive1615 convulsionary1798 spasmodic1841 paroxysmic1850 1798 W. Taylor in Monthly Rev. 25 515 The Abbé Winckelmann..has formed a school of declamatory connoisseurs, who ape his convulsionary extasies. 1815 W. Scott Guy Mannering III. xv. 294 After one or two desperate and almost convulsionary struggles. 1861 G. L. Craik Hist. Eng. Lit. & Lang. I. 140 This..gives it also much more of a sudden and convulsionary character. 1873 J. R. Lowell Among my Bks. 2nd Ser. 210 Whatever was convulsionary and destructive in politics. b. Pertaining to the Convulsionaries: see B. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > convulsionism > [adjective] convulsionary1814 1814 tr. Voltaire Candid i. xxi. 107 I have been acquainted with the scribbling mob, the caballing mob, and the convulsionary mob. 1859 All Year Round 5 Nov. 32 The Revivals in Ireland seem to be nowise different to the Convulsionary movement. 1874 J. H. Blunt Dict. Sects (at cited word) The hold which the Convulsionary delusion had on the popular mind was considerable. B. n. One of a number of fanatics in France in the 18th century, who fell into convulsions and extravagances, supposed to be accompanied by miraculous cures, at the tomb of a Jansenist named François de Pâris, in the cemetery of St.-Médard near Paris. (Also in French form convulsionnaire.) ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > convulsionism > [noun] > person convulsionary1741 convulsionist1865 1741 tr. Marquis d'Argens Chinese Lett. x. 59 The Convulsionaries have Fits of Madness; some leap and dance, without Rule and Cadence; others throw themselves flat along, and tumble upon the Floor. 1859 All Year Round 5 Nov. 31 The Convulsionnaires, who..flung themselves into cataleptic fits before the tomb of the Archdeacon Paris. 1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 86 The paroxysms of Jansenist convulsionaries, or the hysterics of Methodist negroes. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1893; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < adj.n.1741
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