Democriticadj.

Brit.

/ˌdɛməˈkrɪtɪk/, U.S.

/ˌdɛməˈkrɪdɪk/

Forms: 1500s Democriticke, 1600s Democritick, 1600s Democritik, 1700s– Democritic.

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

Etymology: < post-classical Latin Democriticus (1516 in Erasmus; see also note) < classical Latin Dēmocritus Democritus (see Democritean adj.) + -icus -ic suffix. With sense 2 compare Democritical adj., and also Democrital adj., Democritean adj., Democritish adj.Democriticus also occurs as a former reading (e.g. in 16th-cent. editions) at Cicero Tusculan Disputations 1. 34 (as Democritici , masculine plural), where modern editions read Dēmocritiī , plural of Dēmocritius (see Democritean adj.).

†1. That laughs in ridicule, scorn, or derision; mocking, jeering. Cf. Democritism n. 2. Obsolete.With reference to the practice of laughing habitually at the foolishness of people, which was attributed to Democritus in later classical, esp. Roman, philosophy (see, e.g., Seneca De ira ii. x.).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [adjective] > laughing derisively

fleering?a1400

Democritic1598

1598 T. Tyro Roring Megge Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Yet (deerest) list a while Vnto thy Tyros Democriticke stile.

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Democritick, mocking, jeering, laughing at every thing.

2. Ancient Greek Philosophy. = Democritean adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > pre-Socratic schools of philosophy > [adjective] > specific schools or philosophers

Pythagorical1570

Pythagorean1579

Anaxagorean1586

Pythagoric1589

Empedoclean1599

Democritean1603

Democritala1617

Democritical1650

atomical1653

Italic1662

Democritish1668

Anaximandrian1678

atomic1678

Democritic1678

Heraclitic1678

hylopathian1678

Parmenidean1678

Heracliticala1688

atomistic1695

Eleatic1695

atomistical1707

acousmatic1753

Pythagorico-Platonic1760

Zenonic1779

Heraclitean1791

neopythagorean1863

1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Pref. sig. A3 The Democritick Fate, is nothing but The Material Necessity of all things without a God.

1700 R. Day Free Thoughts Def. Future State 99 The Democritic and Epicurean Atomic Hypotheses; also the Anaximandrian or Hylopathian.

1763 A. Tucker Man in Quest of Himself 18 The Stratonic and Democritic atheists.

a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 627/1 The Democritic concourse of atoms.

1897 Metaphysical Mag. June 158 Taken together with the Democritic atomistic philosophy, the Pythagorean Number may be said to represent ‘transcendental physics’.

1903 Amer. Catholic Q. Rev. July 503 In the hands of Dalton and Avogadro,..the old Democritic theory proved for a time to be a useful instrument of chemical progress.

2001 P. Ball Life's Matrix v. 132 Descartes did not tolerate either of the Democritic principles of the void or the indivisibility of atoms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	democritic
释义	Democriticadj. Brit. /ˌdɛməˈkrɪtɪk/, U.S. /ˌdɛməˈkrɪdɪk/ Forms: 1500s Democriticke, 1600s Democritick, 1600s Democritik, 1700s– Democritic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin Democriticus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin Democriticus (1516 in Erasmus; see also note) < classical Latin Dēmocritus Democritus (see Democritean adj.) + -icus -ic suffix. With sense 2 compare Democritical adj., and also Democrital adj., Democritean adj., Democritish adj.Democriticus also occurs as a former reading (e.g. in 16th-cent. editions) at Cicero Tusculan Disputations 1. 34 (as Democritici , masculine plural), where modern editions read Dēmocritiī , plural of Dēmocritius (see Democritean adj.). †1. That laughs in ridicule, scorn, or derision; mocking, jeering. Cf. Democritism n. 2. Obsolete.With reference to the practice of laughing habitually at the foolishness of people, which was attributed to Democritus in later classical, esp. Roman, philosophy (see, e.g., Seneca De ira ii. x.). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > derision, ridicule, or mockery > [adjective] > laughing derisively fleering?a1400 Democritic1598 1598 T. Tyro Roring Megge Ep. Ded. sig. A2 Yet (deerest) list a while Vnto thy Tyros Democriticke stile. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Democritick, mocking, jeering, laughing at every thing. 2. Ancient Greek Philosophy. = Democritean adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > pre-Socratic schools of philosophy > [adjective] > specific schools or philosophers Pythagorical1570 Pythagorean1579 Anaxagorean1586 Pythagoric1589 Empedoclean1599 Democritean1603 Democritala1617 Democritical1650 atomical1653 Italic1662 Democritish1668 Anaximandrian1678 atomic1678 Democritic1678 Heraclitic1678 hylopathian1678 Parmenidean1678 Heracliticala1688 atomistic1695 Eleatic1695 atomistical1707 acousmatic1753 Pythagorico-Platonic1760 Zenonic1779 Heraclitean1791 neopythagorean1863 1678 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe Pref. sig. A3 The Democritick Fate, is nothing but The Material Necessity of all things without a God. 1700 R. Day Free Thoughts Def. Future State 99 The Democritic and Epicurean Atomic Hypotheses; also the Anaximandrian or Hylopathian. 1763 A. Tucker Man in Quest of Himself 18 The Stratonic and Democritic atheists. a1832 F. D. Maurice Moral & Metaphysical Philos. in Encycl. Metrop. (1845) II. 627/1 The Democritic concourse of atoms. 1897 Metaphysical Mag. June 158 Taken together with the Democritic atomistic philosophy, the Pythagorean Number may be said to represent ‘transcendental physics’. 1903 Amer. Catholic Q. Rev. July 503 In the hands of Dalton and Avogadro,..the old Democritic theory proved for a time to be a useful instrument of chemical progress. 2001 P. Ball Life's Matrix v. 132 Descartes did not tolerate either of the Democritic principles of the void or the indivisibility of atoms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1598
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