Mercuriann.adj.

Brit.

/məːˈkjʊərɪən/, U.S.

/mərˈkjʊriən/

Forms: 1500s– Mercurian, 1800s Mercurean (rare). Also with lower-case initial.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mercury n., -an suffix.

Etymology: < mercury n. + -an suffix; compare -ian suffix. With the form Mercurean compare -ean suffix.In quot. 1698 at sense A. 2 translating post-classical Latin Hermopolitae, perhaps after Hellenistic Greek Ἑρμοπολῖται (Strabo) the inhabitants of Hermopolis (Greek Ἑρμοῦ πόλις, Latin Oppidum Mercurii), lit. ‘city of Mercury’ (Greek Hermes), a town in Egypt.

A. n.

†1. A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury, and believed to possess certain qualities in consequence; = mercurial n. 2. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [noun] > Mercury > person born under

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Mercurialist1566

Mercurianc1576

c1576 T. Whythorne Autobiogr. (1961) 104 I being mōr A Mercurian, þen A Cupidian or a Venerian and þerfōr geven sumwhat mōr to þe study of books and Miuzik with oþer exersizes belonging to þem, þen to wait on Venus and her bābz or her darlings.

1640 W. Somner Antiq. Canterbury 267 A commendation of Archery; not my owne, nor yet any meere Mercurians.

1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. ii. 87 If Mars and Minerva go hand in hand, they will effect more good in an hour than those Verbal Mercurians in their lives.

1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Oct. 7/1 The long finger of Mercury is very noticeable in his case..and proves Mr. Grossmith a true Mercurian.

2. An (imagined or hypothetical) inhabitant of the planet Mercury.

ΚΠ

1698 tr. C. Huygens Celestial Worlds Discover'd ii. 106 There's reason to doubt, whether the Mercurians [L. Hermopolitae]..are much more airy and ingenious than we.

1839 Southern Literary Messenger 5 267 We see a dark body surrounded by an immensity of light; and the inhabitants of all the planets may see it just as we do; as well the Mercurian as the Herschelian.

1868 W. White Swedenborg (ed. 2) xviii. 290 When the Mercurians met Swedenborg, they instantly explored his memory in search of all he knew.

1941 Super Sci. Stories Nov. What had the Mercurian said? Vane tried to remember.

1971 N. Webster World Revolution (rev. ed.) i. 14 In the matter of property our Mercurian would further see a gross form of inequality.

B. adj.

1. = mercurial adj. 7. Now chiefly historical.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > ingenious > by nativity

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Mercurian1596

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [adjective] > Mercury > born under

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Mercurian1596

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > of persons: forcible in expression

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1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. P2 The Mercurian heauenly charme of hys Rhetorique.

1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Mercurian, eloquent as Mercury was.

1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 6 Some Mercurian and nimble-finger'd Pick-pocket.

1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. Pref. Where Poetry, in Prose, made I did see By a Mercurian Brain, which sure was Thee.

1930 K. Saint Hill Hands & Faces in Q. Rev. Biol. (1931) 6 105/2 Whatever they have in the world they cannot hold on to, and are soon robbed of it by some clever Mercurian or greedy Saturnian person.

1984 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 May 570/1 For Spenser, Elizabeth I is the supreme Mercurian Monarch.

†2. Containing the metal mercury or one of its compounds. Obsolete. rare.

ΚΠ

1622 G. Markham & W. Sampson Trag. Herod & Antipater i sig. C4^v Heere is a rare Mercurian Pill, An Anodine helps euery ill.

†3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the god Mercury; = mercurial n. 3a. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Hermes or Mercury

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Mercurian1776

hermetica1891

1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music I. i. i. 13 The Mercurian lyre.

1838 Brit. Cycl. Biogr. II. 206/2 [Linus] is said to have added the string lichanos to the Mercurian lyre.

4. Chiefly Astronomy. Of or belonging to the planet Mercury, or its (imagined or hypothetical) inhabitants.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [adjective] > Mercury

mercuriala1393

Mercurian1846

1846 T. Milner Gallery of Nature 65 Owing to his near neighbourhood to the Sun, his orb will occupy seven times more space in the Mercurian heavens than in ours.

1879 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 233 Logicians there [i.e. on Saturn or Mercury], too, would probably be heard to complain that, coloured by Saturnian or Mercurian relativities, truth was sadly impure.

1885 A. M. Clerke Pop. Hist. Astron. 121 The Mercurian mass is now estimated at about 1 ÷ 4,360,000 that of the Sun.

1897 Overland Monthly Nov. 472/2 Jules Verne can make a visit to a planet an exciting affair enough, but our Mercurian friend here presented, leaves Jules Verne's powers of description far behind.

1964 Science 30 Oct. 630/1 George B. Field..postulated a feeble Mercurian atmosphere which would warm the dark side of the planet by convection to about 300° K.

1992 S. P. Maran Astron. & Astrophysics Encycl. 421/2 A search for mercurian moons proved futile.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	mercurian
释义	Mercuriann.adj. Brit. /məːˈkjʊərɪən/, U.S. /mərˈkjʊriən/ Forms: 1500s– Mercurian, 1800s Mercurean (rare). Also with lower-case initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: mercury n., -an suffix. Etymology: < mercury n. + -an suffix; compare -ian suffix. With the form Mercurean compare -ean suffix.In quot. 1698 at sense A. 2 translating post-classical Latin Hermopolitae, perhaps after Hellenistic Greek Ἑρμοπολῖται (Strabo) the inhabitants of Hermopolis (Greek Ἑρμοῦ πόλις, Latin Oppidum Mercurii), lit. ‘city of Mercury’ (Greek Hermes), a town in Egypt. A. n. †1. A person born under the influence of the planet Mercury, and believed to possess certain qualities in consequence; = mercurial n. 2. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [noun] > Mercury > person born under mercurial1556 Mercurialist1566 Mercurianc1576 c1576 T. Whythorne Autobiogr. (1961) 104 I being mōr A Mercurian, þen A Cupidian or a Venerian and þerfōr geven sumwhat mōr to þe study of books and Miuzik with oþer exersizes belonging to þem, þen to wait on Venus and her bābz or her darlings. 1640 W. Somner Antiq. Canterbury 267 A commendation of Archery; not my owne, nor yet any meere Mercurians. 1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. ii. 87 If Mars and Minerva go hand in hand, they will effect more good in an hour than those Verbal Mercurians in their lives. 1892 Pall Mall Gaz. 4 Oct. 7/1 The long finger of Mercury is very noticeable in his case..and proves Mr. Grossmith a true Mercurian. 2. An (imagined or hypothetical) inhabitant of the planet Mercury. ΚΠ 1698 tr. C. Huygens Celestial Worlds Discover'd ii. 106 There's reason to doubt, whether the Mercurians [L. Hermopolitae]..are much more airy and ingenious than we. 1839 Southern Literary Messenger 5 267 We see a dark body surrounded by an immensity of light; and the inhabitants of all the planets may see it just as we do; as well the Mercurian as the Herschelian. 1868 W. White Swedenborg (ed. 2) xviii. 290 When the Mercurians met Swedenborg, they instantly explored his memory in search of all he knew. 1941 Super Sci. Stories Nov. What had the Mercurian said? Vane tried to remember. 1971 N. Webster World Revolution (rev. ed.) i. 14 In the matter of property our Mercurian would further see a gross form of inequality. B. adj. 1. = mercurial adj. 7. Now chiefly historical. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > ability > skill or skilfulness > [adjective] > ingenious > by nativity mercurial1593 Mercurian1596 the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [adjective] > Mercury > born under mercurial1593 Mercurian1596 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > vigour or force > [adjective] > of persons: forcible in expression eloquent1393 mercurial1593 Mercurian1596 eloquious1599 1596 T. Nashe Haue with you to Saffron-Walden sig. P2 The Mercurian heauenly charme of hys Rhetorique. 1616 J. Bullokar Eng. Expositor Mercurian, eloquent as Mercury was. 1620 J. Melton Astrologaster 6 Some Mercurian and nimble-finger'd Pick-pocket. 1677 W. Hubbard Narr. Troubles with Indians New-Eng. Pref. Where Poetry, in Prose, made I did see By a Mercurian Brain, which sure was Thee. 1930 K. Saint Hill Hands & Faces in Q. Rev. Biol. (1931) 6 105/2 Whatever they have in the world they cannot hold on to, and are soon robbed of it by some clever Mercurian or greedy Saturnian person. 1984 Times Lit. Suppl. 25 May 570/1 For Spenser, Elizabeth I is the supreme Mercurian Monarch. †2. Containing the metal mercury or one of its compounds. Obsolete. rare. ΚΠ 1622 G. Markham & W. Sampson Trag. Herod & Antipater i sig. C4^v Heere is a rare Mercurian Pill, An Anodine helps euery ill. †3. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the god Mercury; = mercurial n. 3a. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [adjective] > relating to Hermes or Mercury mercurialc1487 Mercurian1776 hermetica1891 1776 J. Hawkins Gen. Hist. Music I. i. i. 13 The Mercurian lyre. 1838 Brit. Cycl. Biogr. II. 206/2 [Linus] is said to have added the string lichanos to the Mercurian lyre. 4. Chiefly Astronomy. Of or belonging to the planet Mercury, or its (imagined or hypothetical) inhabitants. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > inferior planet > [adjective] > Mercury mercuriala1393 Mercurian1846 1846 T. Milner Gallery of Nature 65 Owing to his near neighbourhood to the Sun, his orb will occupy seven times more space in the Mercurian heavens than in ours. 1879 Contemp. Rev. Jan. 233 Logicians there [i.e. on Saturn or Mercury], too, would probably be heard to complain that, coloured by Saturnian or Mercurian relativities, truth was sadly impure. 1885 A. M. Clerke Pop. Hist. Astron. 121 The Mercurian mass is now estimated at about 1 ÷ 4,360,000 that of the Sun. 1897 Overland Monthly Nov. 472/2 Jules Verne can make a visit to a planet an exciting affair enough, but our Mercurian friend here presented, leaves Jules Verne's powers of description far behind. 1964 Science 30 Oct. 630/1 George B. Field..postulated a feeble Mercurian atmosphere which would warm the dark side of the planet by convection to about 300° K. 1992 S. P. 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