Emersonianadj.n.

/ɛməˈsəʊnɪən/

Etymology: < the name of the U.S. author Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) + -ian suffix.

A. adj.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Emerson or his writings.

ΚΠ

1848 A. H. Clough Corr. 16 July (1957) I. 216 He is much less Emersonian than his Essays.

1851 Family Friend July 120/2 (title) Emersonian Treasures.

1870 Gentleman's Mag. July 160 He ‘planted himself’, in Emersonian language, ‘upon his instincts’.

1884 J. Hawthorne in N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 166 To be Emersonian is to be American.

1888 Athenæum 24 Mar. 372/2 In later life he [sc. A. B. Alcott] went about the American cities as a peripatetic philosopher, displaying in ‘conversations’ the Emersonian jewels and Transcendental wares.

1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Dec. 1022/3 Allowing to the individual an Emersonian freedom to himself.

B. n.

An admirer or follower of Emerson.

ΚΠ

1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago III. i. 34 I almost think those Emersonians are right, when they crave the ‘life of plants, and stones, and rain’.

1883 Cent. Mag. 27 930 It is hard to reconcile Arnold's criticism of Emerson's poetry with what many of us feel to be its beauty and value. It is irritating to Emersonians to be compelled to admit that his strain lacks any essential quality.

1965 M. Bradbury Stepping Westward vi. 291 There were extravagant Emersonians in white socks.

Derivatives

Emerˈsonianism n.

ΚΠ

1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience ii. 31 Modern transcendental idealism, Emersonianism, for instance, also seems to let God evaporate into abstract Ideality.

1918 W. P. Trent et al. Hist. Amer. Lit. I. 352 The volatile and heady liquid known as Emersonianism.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	emersonian
释义	Emersonianadj.n. /ɛməˈsəʊnɪən/ Etymology: < the name of the U.S. author Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–82) + -ian suffix. A. adj. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Emerson or his writings. ΚΠ 1848 A. H. Clough Corr. 16 July (1957) I. 216 He is much less Emersonian than his Essays. 1851 Family Friend July 120/2 (title) Emersonian Treasures. 1870 Gentleman's Mag. July 160 He ‘planted himself’, in Emersonian language, ‘upon his instincts’. 1884 J. Hawthorne in N. Amer. Rev. Aug. 166 To be Emersonian is to be American. 1888 Athenæum 24 Mar. 372/2 In later life he [sc. A. B. Alcott] went about the American cities as a peripatetic philosopher, displaying in ‘conversations’ the Emersonian jewels and Transcendental wares. 1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 12 Dec. 1022/3 Allowing to the individual an Emersonian freedom to himself. B. n. An admirer or follower of Emerson. ΚΠ 1857 C. Kingsley Two Years Ago III. i. 34 I almost think those Emersonians are right, when they crave the ‘life of plants, and stones, and rain’. 1883 Cent. Mag. 27 930 It is hard to reconcile Arnold's criticism of Emerson's poetry with what many of us feel to be its beauty and value. It is irritating to Emersonians to be compelled to admit that his strain lacks any essential quality. 1965 M. Bradbury Stepping Westward vi. 291 There were extravagant Emersonians in white socks. Derivatives Emerˈsonianism n. ΚΠ 1902 W. James Varieties Relig. Experience ii. 31 Modern transcendental idealism, Emersonianism, for instance, also seems to let God evaporate into abstract Ideality. 1918 W. P. Trent et al. Hist. Amer. Lit. I. 352 The volatile and heady liquid known as Emersonianism. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1848
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