influentialadj.n.

/ɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl/

Etymology: < medieval Latin influentia influence n. + -al suffix¹.

A. adj.

†1.

a. Astrology. Possessing or exercising the influence formerly attributed to the stars; of, pertaining to, or of the nature of astral ‘influence’. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [adjective]

influent1430

starry1561

influential1570

sideral1611

influxious1644

ruling1659

influous1662

1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. biij^v Mans body, and all other Elementall bodies, are altered, disposed, ordred..by the Influentiall working of the Sunne, Mone, and the other Starres and Planets.

1648 W. Jenkyn Ὁδηγος Τυϕλος i. 14 Shining not like a sweetly influentiall star, but flashing like an angry bloody Comet.

1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 137 Potentiall influxes, influentiall proclivities, seminall dispositions.

1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 99 Atmosphaerical Air..is a mixt Body of Luminous and Magnetical Effluviums, powdred with the influential Atoms of Heaven from above.

†b. transferred. Exercising, caused by, or of the nature of supernatural or spiritual influence; working by mysterious or hidden processes. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > infusing supernatural influence

influential1643

inspiring1716

1643 T. Case Quarrell of Covenant 32 The more full and sweet influentiall manifestations of his [God's] presence among them.

a1711 T. Ken Preparatives for Death in Wks. (1721) IV. 23 His Unction's influential Force.

1745 W. Thompson Sickness ii. 652 Thy influential vigour reinspires This feeble frame.

2. Having or exerting influence, power, or effect. Const. on; †formerly unto, upon, to, towards, of.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective]

affective1647

influential1655

soliciting1704

influencing1718

affecting1794

1655 S. Ashe Funeral Serm. 18th June 28 The whole City, unto which he was profitably influentiall.

1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 260 It seems to be superadded as a general duty influential upon all the pieces [of armour] fore-named.

a1677 I. Barrow Treat. Pope's Supremacy (1680) 208 Hurtfull errours, influential on practice.

1679 R. Jenison Narr. Popish Plot 13 I was willing so far to consult their safety, as not to be influential to their prejudice, by any act of mine.

1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. xi. 279 The Disposition of our Hearts being..Influential toward the Bent and Bias of our Judgments.

1757–8 Herald II. xxii. 97 All the qualities..should be blended together in our minds and hearts, and made influential of our opinions and practices.

1892 J. Brown Serm. 163 A motive influential on life.

3. Having, possessing, or characterized by great influence or power; powerful.

a. Of persons.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > influence > [adjective] > influential

mightyOE

substantial?c1450

prevalent?a1475

grave1541

upstantial1590

prevailent1623

influxive1624

weighty1662

momentous1667

influentiala1734

influencive1809

high-power1906

high-powered1917

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) 550 He was of such an ouer~ruling Genius..as enabled him to be very influential among the Citisens.

1787 A. Hamilton in Daily Advertiser (N.Y.) 5 Apr. 2/4 Fay, and Ira Allen, two of the most influential individuals in that country.

1829 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Oct. 500 The large and influential portion of the English nation.

1833 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 8 Apr. He [Burke] would have been more influential if he had less surpassed his contemporaries.

1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xvii. 348 Grey's family connections were numerous and influential.

b. Of things.

ΚΠ

a1734 R. North Examen (1740) 518 So influential are Faction and Prejudice, in Matters of Justice.

1757–8 Herald I. viii. 121 More ceremony, and a greater regard for forms..are..influential principles in every other kingdom of Europe.

1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy iii. 111 Any error which may affect the astronomical determination of a star's altitude will be especially influential.

1852 H. Spencer Philos. Style in Ess. (1891) II. 334 However influential the precepts thus dogmatically expressed, they would be much more influential if reduced to something like scientific ordination.

1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. i. 13 To make these various elements of power politically influential, they must be organized.

absolute.1830 Westm. Rev. 12 291 Mr. Moore's general system of acquiescence with the influential in all its forms.

4. Of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or working by influence. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > influence > [adjective]

influential1795

1795 S. T. Coleridge Plot Discovered 28 Nov. 43 The Liberty of the Press (a power resident in the people) gives us an influential sovereignty.

B. n.

An influential person.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > power > influence > [noun] > one who or that which influences > influential person

genius1749

influence1775

godfather1830

influential1831

influentiality1841

sommité1856

leader1858

Big Daddy1898

macher1911

uncrowned king (queen)1917

1831 Westm. Rev. 15 224 Comparison..between the fashionables of England and the influentials in France.

1837 W. Dyott Diary 16 July (1907) II. 257 And was there strongly entreated by the influentials in the South Division of the county to allow himself to be put in nomination with Lord Ingestre for the south.

1899 ‘M. Twain’ in Forum (N.Y.) Mar. 29 It was their official duty to entertain the influentials after some sort of fashion.

1957 R. K. Merton Social Theory (rev. ed.) ii. Introd. 128 Two types of influentials—the local and the cosmopolitan.

1965 D. V. Glass in D. V. Glass & D. E. C. Eversley Population in Hist. i. 19 Manuals of domestic medicine, intended not only..for the practitioner but also for the clergy and for other local ‘influentials’.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	influential
释义	influentialadj.n. /ɪnfluːˈɛnʃəl/ Etymology: < medieval Latin influentia influence n. + -al suffix¹. A. adj. †1. a. Astrology. Possessing or exercising the influence formerly attributed to the stars; of, pertaining to, or of the nature of astral ‘influence’. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > as influence on mankind > [adjective] influent1430 starry1561 influential1570 sideral1611 influxious1644 ruling1659 influous1662 1570 J. Dee in H. Billingsley tr. Euclid Elements Geom. Math. Præf. sig. biij^v Mans body, and all other Elementall bodies, are altered, disposed, ordred..by the Influentiall working of the Sunne, Mone, and the other Starres and Planets. 1648 W. Jenkyn Ὁδηγος Τυϕλος i. 14 Shining not like a sweetly influentiall star, but flashing like an angry bloody Comet. 1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 137 Potentiall influxes, influentiall proclivities, seminall dispositions. 1664 H. Power Exper. Philos. ii. 99 Atmosphaerical Air..is a mixt Body of Luminous and Magnetical Effluviums, powdred with the influential Atoms of Heaven from above. †b. transferred. Exercising, caused by, or of the nature of supernatural or spiritual influence; working by mysterious or hidden processes. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > [adjective] > infusing supernatural influence influential1643 inspiring1716 1643 T. Case Quarrell of Covenant 32 The more full and sweet influentiall manifestations of his [God's] presence among them. a1711 T. Ken Preparatives for Death in Wks. (1721) IV. 23 His Unction's influential Force. 1745 W. Thompson Sickness ii. 652 Thy influential vigour reinspires This feeble frame. 2. Having or exerting influence, power, or effect. Const. on; †formerly unto, upon, to, towards, of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > operation upon something > [adjective] affective1647 influential1655 soliciting1704 influencing1718 affecting1794 1655 S. Ashe Funeral Serm. 18th June 28 The whole City, unto which he was profitably influentiall. 1662 W. Gurnall Christian in Armour: 3rd Pt. 260 It seems to be superadded as a general duty influential upon all the pieces [of armour] fore-named. a1677 I. Barrow Treat. Pope's Supremacy (1680) 208 Hurtfull errours, influential on practice. 1679 R. Jenison Narr. Popish Plot 13 I was willing so far to consult their safety, as not to be influential to their prejudice, by any act of mine. 1720 R. Welton tr. T. Alvares de Andrade Sufferings Son of God I. xi. 279 The Disposition of our Hearts being..Influential toward the Bent and Bias of our Judgments. 1757–8 Herald II. xxii. 97 All the qualities..should be blended together in our minds and hearts, and made influential of our opinions and practices. 1892 J. Brown Serm. 163 A motive influential on life. 3. Having, possessing, or characterized by great influence or power; powerful. a. Of persons. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [adjective] > influential mightyOE substantial?c1450 prevalent?a1475 grave1541 upstantial1590 prevailent1623 influxive1624 weighty1662 momentous1667 influentiala1734 influencive1809 high-power1906 high-powered1917 a1734 R. North Examen (1740) 550 He was of such an ouer~ruling Genius..as enabled him to be very influential among the Citisens. 1787 A. Hamilton in Daily Advertiser (N.Y.) 5 Apr. 2/4 Fay, and Ira Allen, two of the most influential individuals in that country. 1829 T. P. Thompson in Westm. Rev. Oct. 500 The large and influential portion of the English nation. 1833 S. T. Coleridge Table-talk 8 Apr. He [Burke] would have been more influential if he had less surpassed his contemporaries. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. xvii. 348 Grey's family connections were numerous and influential. b. Of things. ΚΠ a1734 R. North Examen (1740) 518 So influential are Faction and Prejudice, in Matters of Justice. 1757–8 Herald I. viii. 121 More ceremony, and a greater regard for forms..are..influential principles in every other kingdom of Europe. 1833 J. F. W. Herschel Astronomy iii. 111 Any error which may affect the astronomical determination of a star's altitude will be especially influential. 1852 H. Spencer Philos. Style in Ess. (1891) II. 334 However influential the precepts thus dogmatically expressed, they would be much more influential if reduced to something like scientific ordination. 1861 J. S. Mill Considerations Representative Govt. i. 13 To make these various elements of power politically influential, they must be organized. absolute.1830 Westm. Rev. 12 291 Mr. Moore's general system of acquiescence with the influential in all its forms. 4. Of, pertaining to, of the nature of, or working by influence. rare. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [adjective] influential1795 1795 S. T. Coleridge Plot Discovered 28 Nov. 43 The Liberty of the Press (a power resident in the people) gives us an influential sovereignty. B. n. An influential person. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [noun] > one who or that which influences > influential person genius1749 influence1775 godfather1830 influential1831 influentiality1841 sommité1856 leader1858 Big Daddy1898 macher1911 uncrowned king (queen)1917 1831 Westm. Rev. 15 224 Comparison..between the fashionables of England and the influentials in France. 1837 W. Dyott Diary 16 July (1907) II. 257 And was there strongly entreated by the influentials in the South Division of the county to allow himself to be put in nomination with Lord Ingestre for the south. 1899 ‘M. Twain’ in Forum (N.Y.) Mar. 29 It was their official duty to entertain the influentials after some sort of fashion. 1957 R. K. Merton Social Theory (rev. ed.) ii. Introd. 128 Two types of influentials—the local and the cosmopolitan. 1965 D. V. Glass in D. V. Glass & D. E. C. Eversley Population in Hist. i. 19 Manuals of domestic medicine, intended not only..for the practitioner but also for the clergy and for other local ‘influentials’. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1570
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