longitudinariann.adj.

Brit.

/ˌlɒŋɡᵻˌtjuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/,

/ˌlɒŋɡᵻˌtʃuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/,

/ˌlɒn(d)ʒᵻˌtjuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/,

/ˌlɒn(d)ʒᵻˌtʃuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌlɔndʒəˌt(j)ud(ə)nˈɛriən/,

/ˌlɑndʒəˌt(j)ud(ə)nˈɛriən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin longitūdin- , longitūdō , -arian suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin longitūdin-, longitūdō longitude n. + -arian suffix, after latitudinarian n., latitudinarian adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives only the pronunciation (lǫ:ndʒitiūdinē^ə·riăn) /ˌlɒndʒɪtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən/: see etymological note at longitude n.

A. n.

†1. A person opposed to latitudinarianism. Used in contrast to latitudinarian n. Obsolete (humorous in later use).

ΚΠ

1690 W. Payne Answer to Vox Cleri 5 Let the immortal name of Longitudinarians hereafter belong to them..; I mean to those who are for no Alterations or Abatements for the sake of Peace and Reconciliation.

1888 Bury & Norwich Post 18 Dec. The preacher was earnest without fanaticism,..broad without latitudinarianism, upright and downright without being a longitudinarian.

1904 H. A. Jones Liars i. 5 A lady who practises extensively as a latitudinarian rarely becomes a—a—a longitudinarian.

2. A person who seeks a method for determining terrestrial longitude. Now historical and rare.

ΚΠ

1714 J. Thacker Longitudes Examin'd (title page) Beginning with a short Epistle to the Longitudinarians, and Ending with the Description of a smart, pretty Machine Of my Own, Which I am (almost) sure will do for the Longitude.

1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xxiv. 161/1 Aristotelians, Cartesians, Adepts, Astrologers, and common Longitudinarians.

1999 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 32 186 Its officers were to be constantly plagued by the ‘longitudinarians’, those claiming to have arrived at solutions to the longitude problem.

B. adj.

†1. humorous. Opposed to latitudinarian views or doctrine. Cf. latitudinarian adj. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1839 Bentley's Misc. July 39 Molly and Lucy cared very little whether their mother turned or returned, Unitarian, Latitudinarian, Longitudinarian, or Anythingarian.

2. Of or relating to terrestrial longitude or the means of determining it.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the earth > geodetic references > [adjective] > longitude

longitudinal1706

longitudinarian1853

1853 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay I. 188 What was the centre of London for any purpose whatever—latitudinarian or longitudinarian—literary, social, or mercantile?

1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Feb. 25/2 ‘Longitudinarian’ projects, like that of William Whiston for discovering longitude at sea using a nationwide network of fire-bombs, were encouraged by Parliament.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	longitudinarian
释义	longitudinariann.adj. Brit. /ˌlɒŋɡᵻˌtjuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, /ˌlɒŋɡᵻˌtʃuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, /ˌlɒn(d)ʒᵻˌtjuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, /ˌlɒn(d)ʒᵻˌtʃuːdᵻˈnɛːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌlɔndʒəˌt(j)ud(ə)nˈɛriən/, /ˌlɑndʒəˌt(j)ud(ə)nˈɛriən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin longitūdin- , longitūdō , -arian suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin longitūdin-, longitūdō longitude n. + -arian suffix, after latitudinarian n., latitudinarian adj. N.E.D. (1903) gives only the pronunciation (lǫ:ndʒitiūdinē^ə·riăn) /ˌlɒndʒɪtjuːdɪˈnɛərɪən/: see etymological note at longitude n. A. n. †1. A person opposed to latitudinarianism. Used in contrast to latitudinarian n. Obsolete (humorous in later use). ΚΠ 1690 W. Payne Answer to Vox Cleri 5 Let the immortal name of Longitudinarians hereafter belong to them..; I mean to those who are for no Alterations or Abatements for the sake of Peace and Reconciliation. 1888 Bury & Norwich Post 18 Dec. The preacher was earnest without fanaticism,..broad without latitudinarianism, upright and downright without being a longitudinarian. 1904 H. A. Jones Liars i. 5 A lady who practises extensively as a latitudinarian rarely becomes a—a—a longitudinarian. 2. A person who seeks a method for determining terrestrial longitude. Now historical and rare. ΚΠ 1714 J. Thacker Longitudes Examin'd (title page) Beginning with a short Epistle to the Longitudinarians, and Ending with the Description of a smart, pretty Machine Of my Own, Which I am (almost) sure will do for the Longitude. 1720 J. Strype Stow's Surv. of London (rev. ed.) I. i. xxiv. 161/1 Aristotelians, Cartesians, Adepts, Astrologers, and common Longitudinarians. 1999 Brit. Jrnl. Hist. Sci. 32 186 Its officers were to be constantly plagued by the ‘longitudinarians’, those claiming to have arrived at solutions to the longitude problem. B. adj. †1. humorous. Opposed to latitudinarian views or doctrine. Cf. latitudinarian adj. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1839 Bentley's Misc. July 39 Molly and Lucy cared very little whether their mother turned or returned, Unitarian, Latitudinarian, Longitudinarian, or Anythingarian. 2. Of or relating to terrestrial longitude or the means of determining it. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > geodetic references > [adjective] > longitude longitudinal1706 longitudinarian1853 1853 T. De Quincey Autobiogr. Sketches in Select. Grave & Gay I. 188 What was the centre of London for any purpose whatever—latitudinarian or longitudinarian—literary, social, or mercantile? 1993 Times Lit. Suppl. 19 Feb. 25/2 ‘Longitudinarian’ projects, like that of William Whiston for discovering longitude at sea using a nationwide network of fire-bombs, were encouraged by Parliament. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1690
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