单词 | lucretian |
释义 | Lucretianadj.n. a. Pertaining to, characteristic of, or resembling Lucretius or his philosophy. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > ancient Greek philosophy > [adjective] > of Lucretian philosophy Lucretian1712 1712 R. Blackmore Creation iii. 112 Say, did you e'er reflect, Lucretian Tribe. a1774 A. Tucker Light of Nature Pursued (1777) III. iv. 408 The Lucretian comfort is none to me. 1900 Speaker 1 Sept. 602 The Lucretian philosophy. 1902 Q. Rev. Oct. 500 (Giordano Bruno in England) Part of his Lucretian poem, ‘De Immenso’, must have been written here. b. quasi-n. (The adjective used absol.) A follower of Lucretius, an adherent of his philosophy. ΚΠ 1881 S. Wainwright Sci. Sophisms (1883) i. 31 It is the ideal Lucretian himself who is the speaker. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < adj.n.1712 |
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