descendentaladj.

Brit.

/ˌdiːs(ɛ)nˈdɛntl/, U.S.

/ˌdiˌsɛnˈdɛn(t)l/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēscendent- , dēscendēns , dēscendere , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < classical Latin dēscendent-, dēscendēns, present participle of dēscendere descend v. + -al suffix¹, after transcendental adj. Compare earlier descendentalism n.

Relating to material or worldly matters, earthly; (of a school of philosophy) based on matters of fact, empirical; naturalistic; (also) base, degenerate. Frequently contrasted with transcendental. Cf. descend v. 5, 6.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [adjective] > other theories or elements

descendental1847

scientistic1879

nomic1892

hypothetico-deductive1912

essentialist1938

inductivist1945

testable1945

observationalist1951

metascientific1965

the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > [adjective] > material or not spiritual > merely material

worldlyOE

earthlyOE

fleshlyc1175

materialc1390

carnal1483

charnel1483

earthen1538

world-like1577

earthy1594

materious1611

cloddy1634

wormy1640

unangelicala1711

descendental1847

unangelic1890

1847 Graham's Mag. Sept. 156/1 He is simply a transcendental target for descendental jests.

1850 E. P. Whipple Ess. & Rev. II. 342 Square, lover of Plato and Molly Segrim, with his brain full of transcendental morality, and his heart full of descendental appetites.

1860 J. Young Province Reason 54 Since the days of Locke..the philosophy of England has been only descendental.

1863 Reader 1 376/3 Mr. Mill belongs to what has been variously named the Empirical..Sensational, or Descendental School of Philosophy.

1905 Med. Examiner Dec. 742/2 If we could but check the production of the descendental diseases, epilepsy, insanity, alcoholism, tuberculosis and crime.

1990 C. de L. Ryals World of Possibilities iii. 55 Displaying both the transcendental and descendental thrusts of his nature.

Derivatives

descenˈdentalist n.

ΚΠ

1867 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 300/2 These scientific descendentalists have exclusively devoted themselves to the lowest objects of human concern.

1987 T. Tanner Scenes of Nature, Signs of Men (1989) 50 Melville is more of a Descendentalist.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	descendental
释义	descendentaladj. Brit. /ˌdiːs(ɛ)nˈdɛntl/, U.S. /ˌdiˌsɛnˈdɛn(t)l/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin dēscendent- , dēscendēns , dēscendere , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < classical Latin dēscendent-, dēscendēns, present participle of dēscendere descend v. + -al suffix¹, after transcendental adj. Compare earlier descendentalism n. Relating to material or worldly matters, earthly; (of a school of philosophy) based on matters of fact, empirical; naturalistic; (also) base, degenerate. Frequently contrasted with transcendental. Cf. descend v. 5, 6. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > empiricism > [adjective] > other theories or elements descendental1847 scientistic1879 nomic1892 hypothetico-deductive1912 essentialist1938 inductivist1945 testable1945 observationalist1951 metascientific1965 the world > existence and causation > existence > materiality > [adjective] > material or not spiritual > merely material worldlyOE earthlyOE fleshlyc1175 materialc1390 carnal1483 charnel1483 earthen1538 world-like1577 earthy1594 materious1611 cloddy1634 wormy1640 unangelicala1711 descendental1847 unangelic1890 1847 Graham's Mag. Sept. 156/1 He is simply a transcendental target for descendental jests. 1850 E. P. Whipple Ess. & Rev. II. 342 Square, lover of Plato and Molly Segrim, with his brain full of transcendental morality, and his heart full of descendental appetites. 1860 J. Young Province Reason 54 Since the days of Locke..the philosophy of England has been only descendental. 1863 Reader 1 376/3 Mr. Mill belongs to what has been variously named the Empirical..Sensational, or Descendental School of Philosophy. 1905 Med. Examiner Dec. 742/2 If we could but check the production of the descendental diseases, epilepsy, insanity, alcoholism, tuberculosis and crime. 1990 C. de L. Ryals World of Possibilities iii. 55 Displaying both the transcendental and descendental thrusts of his nature. Derivatives descenˈdentalist n. ΚΠ 1867 Atlantic Monthly Mar. 300/2 These scientific descendentalists have exclusively devoted themselves to the lowest objects of human concern. 1987 T. Tanner Scenes of Nature, Signs of Men (1989) 50 Melville is more of a Descendentalist. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1847
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