Icarianadj.¹

/ʌɪˈkɛːrɪən/

Forms: Also 1800s Icarean.

Etymology: < Latin Īcarius = Greek Ἰκάριος, < Īcarus, Ἴκαρος the son of Daedalus, in Greek Mythology.

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Icarus, fabled, in escaping from Crete, to have flown so high that the sun melted the wax with which his artificial wings were fastened on, so that he fell into the Ægean sea: hence, applied to ambitious or presumptuous acts which end in failure or ruin.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > [adjective] > over-confident or presumptuous

thristec897

Icarian1595

overconfidenta1617

prefident1689

secure1859

brussen1897

1595 Polimanteia (1881) 58 I feel my Icarian wings to melt with the heate of so bright a sunne.

1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Icharian soaring, Pride.

a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) II. 121 Mee better suits to Creepe Then with Icarian winge Contrive a scorned Ruine.

a1822 P. B. Shelley Ess. & Lett. (1840) I. 61 Expectations are often exalted on Icarean wings, and fall.

1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vii. i. 81 Your Icarian flight melts into a very grovelling existence.

1936 E. Sitwell Sel. Poems 249 Eagle-winged Icarian flights.

1972 Daily Tel. 1 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 16/1 In the view of some social philosophers and historians, space flight is an Icarian venture at its best—and an extravagance at its worst.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

Icarianadj.²n.

/ʌɪˈkɛːrɪən/

Etymology: < Icaria (see definition) + -an suffix.

A. adj.²

Pertaining to or characteristic of Icaria, an ideal republic described in a work ( Voyage en Icarie, 1840) by the French communist Etienne Cabet (1788–1856), afterwards taken as the name of several communistic settlements, established by Cabet at Nauvoo and elsewhere in U.S.

ΚΠ

1875 C. Nordhoff Communistic Societies U.S. 393 The Icarian system is as nearly as possible a pure democracy.

B. n.

A follower or adherent of Cabet; a member of an Icarian community such as that at Nauvoo.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > socialism > [noun] > non-Marxist or Leninist communism > involving socialistic communities > adherent of

Owenite1826

communionist1827

phalansterian1840

societary1841

Fourierist1843

Fourierite1844

Owenist1849

utopian socialist1849

Icarian1865

phalansterist1882

1865 Athenæum No. 1949. 309/1 A Phalansterian, perhaps an Icarian.

1875 C. Nordhoff Communistic Societies U.S. 387 The Icarians reject Christianity.

Derivatives

Iˈcarianism n. the communism of Cabet.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > socialism > [noun] > non-Marxist or Leninist communism > involving socialistic communities

Owenism1825

Fourierism1841

phalansterianism1841

utopian socialism1849

phalansterism1868

Icarianism1883

1883 R. T. Ely French & Ger. Socialism iii. 50 The apostles of Icarianism should..convert the world by teaching, preaching..and by setting good examples.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	icarian
释义	Icarianadj.¹ /ʌɪˈkɛːrɪən/ Forms: Also 1800s Icarean. Etymology: < Latin Īcarius = Greek Ἰκάριος, < Īcarus, Ἴκαρος the son of Daedalus, in Greek Mythology. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Icarus, fabled, in escaping from Crete, to have flown so high that the sun melted the wax with which his artificial wings were fastened on, so that he fell into the Ægean sea: hence, applied to ambitious or presumptuous acts which end in failure or ruin. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > courage > confidence > [adjective] > over-confident or presumptuous thristec897 Icarian1595 overconfidenta1617 prefident1689 secure1859 brussen1897 1595 Polimanteia (1881) 58 I feel my Icarian wings to melt with the heate of so bright a sunne. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Icharian soaring, Pride. a1657 G. Daniel Poems (1878) II. 121 Mee better suits to Creepe Then with Icarian winge Contrive a scorned Ruine. a1822 P. B. Shelley Ess. & Lett. (1840) I. 61 Expectations are often exalted on Icarean wings, and fall. 1844 B. Disraeli Coningsby III. vii. i. 81 Your Icarian flight melts into a very grovelling existence. 1936 E. Sitwell Sel. Poems 249 Eagle-winged Icarian flights. 1972 Daily Tel. 1 Dec. (Colour Suppl.) 16/1 In the view of some social philosophers and historians, space flight is an Icarian venture at its best—and an extravagance at its worst. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). Icarianadj.²n. /ʌɪˈkɛːrɪən/ Etymology: < Icaria (see definition) + -an suffix. A. adj.² Pertaining to or characteristic of Icaria, an ideal republic described in a work ( Voyage en Icarie, 1840) by the French communist Etienne Cabet (1788–1856), afterwards taken as the name of several communistic settlements, established by Cabet at Nauvoo and elsewhere in U.S. ΚΠ 1875 C. Nordhoff Communistic Societies U.S. 393 The Icarian system is as nearly as possible a pure democracy. B. n. A follower or adherent of Cabet; a member of an Icarian community such as that at Nauvoo. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > socialism > [noun] > non-Marxist or Leninist communism > involving socialistic communities > adherent of Owenite1826 communionist1827 phalansterian1840 societary1841 Fourierist1843 Fourierite1844 Owenist1849 utopian socialist1849 Icarian1865 phalansterist1882 1865 Athenæum No. 1949. 309/1 A Phalansterian, perhaps an Icarian. 1875 C. Nordhoff Communistic Societies U.S. 387 The Icarians reject Christianity. Derivatives Iˈcarianism n. the communism of Cabet. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > socialism > [noun] > non-Marxist or Leninist communism > involving socialistic communities Owenism1825 Fourierism1841 phalansterianism1841 utopian socialism1849 phalansterism1868 Icarianism1883 1883 R. T. Ely French & Ger. Socialism iii. 50 The apostles of Icarianism should..convert the world by teaching, preaching..and by setting good examples. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.¹1595adj.²n.1865
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