aphorismn.

Brit.

/ˈafərɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈæfəˌrɪzəm/

Forms: Also 1500s afforysme, 1500s–1600s aphorisme, 1600s apor-.

Etymology: < French aphorisme, afforisme, < medieval Latin aphorismus , aforismus , < Greek ἀϕορισμός a distinction, a definition, < ἀϕορίζειν ; see aphorize v. From the ‘Aphorisms of Hippocrates,’ transferred to other sententious statements of the principles of physical science, and at length to statements of principles generally.

1. A ‘definition’ or concise statement of a principle in any science.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > synoptical statement

abstract1436

titling1465

capitulation1523

aphorism1528

argument1535

table1560

analysis1588

the brief1601

abstractive1611

synopsis1611

method1614

synopsy1616

modela1626

scheme1652

syllabus1653

précis1760

summing up1795

aperçu1828

conspectus1839

vidimus1884

auto-abstract1892

standfirst1972

1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. B iv b Galen saythe in the glose of this aphorisme, qui crescunt, etc.

?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens iv. sig. Pj Of this vtylyte Arnolde of vylle maketh an afforysme.

1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. G1^v Knowledge, while..in Aphorismes and obseruations..is in groweth.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. Concl. 190 The old and uncomfortable Aphorism of our Hippocrates.

1879 tr. A. de Quatrefages de Bréau Human Species 50 The aphorism..which was formulated by Linnæus in regard to plants.

2. Any principle or precept expressed in few words; a short pithy sentence containing a truth of general import; a maxim.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun]

saw9..

quideOE

yedOE

wordOE

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bysawe?c1225

riotc1330

sentencec1380

textc1386

dict1432

diction1477

redec1480

say1486

adage1530

commonplace?1531

adagy1534

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maxima1564

apophthegm1570

speech1575

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dictum1616

impresa1622

dictate1625

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sentiment1780

great thought1821

brocarda1856

text-motto1880

sententia1917

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression

aphorisma1593

brachylogy1623

laconicism1656

monogram1656

laconisma1682

laconic1718

a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A2^v Is not thy common talke sound Aphorismes?

1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell vi. 85 'Tis an old Aphorisme, Oderunt omnes, quem metuunt.

1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) App. iv. 316 That sensible Aphorism of Solomon, Better is a living Dog than a dead Lyon.

1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 68. ⁋10 Oppression, according to Harrington's aphorism, will be felt by those that cannot see it.

1880 G. Smith in Atlantic Monthly No. 268. 201 The suggestive aphorism, ‘The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.’

†3. abstractly, The essence or pith. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [noun] > essential meaning

insense1502

Englisha1568

aphorism1597

strength1862

1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxix. 385 The aphorisme and iuice of the whole songe.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	aphorism
释义	aphorismn. Brit. /ˈafərɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈæfəˌrɪzəm/ Forms: Also 1500s afforysme, 1500s–1600s aphorisme, 1600s apor-. Etymology: < French aphorisme, afforisme, < medieval Latin aphorismus , aforismus , < Greek ἀϕορισμός a distinction, a definition, < ἀϕορίζειν ; see aphorize v. From the ‘Aphorisms of Hippocrates,’ transferred to other sententious statements of the principles of physical science, and at length to statements of principles generally. 1. A ‘definition’ or concise statement of a principle in any science. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > prose > non-fiction > summary or epitome > [noun] > synoptical statement abstract1436 titling1465 capitulation1523 aphorism1528 argument1535 table1560 analysis1588 the brief1601 abstractive1611 synopsis1611 method1614 synopsy1616 modela1626 scheme1652 syllabus1653 précis1760 summing up1795 aperçu1828 conspectus1839 vidimus1884 auto-abstract1892 standfirst1972 1528 T. Paynell tr. Arnaldus de Villa Nova in Joannes de Mediolano Regimen Sanitatis Salerni sig. B iv b Galen saythe in the glose of this aphorisme, qui crescunt, etc. ?1541 R. Copland Guy de Chauliac's Questyonary Cyrurgyens iv. sig. Pj Of this vtylyte Arnolde of vylle maketh an afforysme. 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning i. sig. G1^v Knowledge, while..in Aphorismes and obseruations..is in groweth. View more context for this quotation 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. Concl. 190 The old and uncomfortable Aphorism of our Hippocrates. 1879 tr. A. de Quatrefages de Bréau Human Species 50 The aphorism..which was formulated by Linnæus in regard to plants. 2. Any principle or precept expressed in few words; a short pithy sentence containing a truth of general import; a maxim. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > [noun] saw9.. quideOE yedOE wordOE wisdomc1175 bysawe?c1225 riotc1330 sentencec1380 textc1386 dict1432 diction1477 redec1480 say1486 adage1530 commonplace?1531 adagy1534 soothsay1549 maxima1564 apophthegm1570 speech1575 gnome1577 aphorisma1593 imprese1593 spoke1594 symbol1594 maxim1605 wording1606 impress1610 motto1615 dictum1616 impresa1622 dictate1625 effate1650 sentiment1780 great thought1821 brocarda1856 text-motto1880 sententia1917 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > conciseness > [noun] > a concise expression aphorisma1593 brachylogy1623 laconicism1656 monogram1656 laconisma1682 laconic1718 a1593 C. Marlowe Tragicall Hist. Faustus (1604) sig. A2^v Is not thy common talke sound Aphorismes? 1642 J. Howell Instr. Forreine Travell vi. 85 'Tis an old Aphorisme, Oderunt omnes, quem metuunt. 1655 H. More Antidote against Atheism (ed. 2) App. iv. 316 That sensible Aphorism of Solomon, Better is a living Dog than a dead Lyon. 1750 S. Johnson Rambler No. 68. ⁋10 Oppression, according to Harrington's aphorism, will be felt by those that cannot see it. 1880 G. Smith in Atlantic Monthly No. 268. 201 The suggestive aphorism, ‘The want of belief is a defect that ought to be concealed when it cannot be overcome.’ †3. abstractly, The essence or pith. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > [noun] > essential meaning insense1502 Englisha1568 aphorism1597 strength1862 1597 Bp. J. King Lect. Ionas xxix. 385 The aphorisme and iuice of the whole songe. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). † aphorismv. Etymology: < aphorism n. Obsolete. rare. To utter as an aphorism. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > utter as maxim [verb (transitive)] aphorisma1633 a1633 Visct. Falkland Hist. Edward II (1680) 62 These passages discours'd and Aphorism'd at large in the House. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < n.1528v.a1633
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aphorismn.

† aphorismv.