单词 | anythingarian |
释义 | anythingariann. A person who does not subscribe to any fixed or established set of beliefs. Cf. nothingarian n., anythingarianism n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > creed > [noun] > indifference to > person politic1533 politique1581 adiaphorist1607 politician1643 latitudinarian1662 anythingariana1704 indifferentist1807 a1704 T. Brown Walk round London in 3rd Vol. Wks. (1708) iii. 8 Such Bifarious Anythingarians, that always make their Interest the Standard of their Religion. 1738 J. Swift Compl. Coll. Genteel Conversat. 62 Lady Smart. What religion is he of? Ld. Sparkish. Why, he is an Anythingarian. 1824 T. Medwin Jrnl. Conversat. Byron 1821 & 1822 79 [Quoting Byron] I may rather be called an Any-chæan, or an Anything-arian. How do you like my sect? The sect of Anything-arians sounds well, does it not? 1850 C. Kingsley Alton Locke II. i. 5 They made puir Rabbie Burns an anything-arian, wi' their blethers. 1904 H. E. Rives Castaway v. 37 If man makes his beliefs, why should I not make my own? I will be an Anythingarian, and leave dreams to Emanuel Swedenborg! 2008 J. Vernon Lucky Billy xviii. 278 ‘I'm a washed-in-the-blood-of-the-lamber myself,’ John Poe announced... ‘Well, I'm an anythingarian.’ This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1704 |
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