Ouspenskianadj.n.

Brit.

/uːˈspɛnskɪən/, U.S.

/uˈspɛnskiən/

Forms: 1900s– Ouspenskian, 1900s– Ouspenskyan (rare).

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Uspenskij , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Pëtr Dem′janovič Uspenskij (usually transliterated Peter Demianovich Ouspensky: see note below) (1878–1947), Russian mystical philosopher and scientist + -ian suffix.Peter Demianovich Ouspensky was the spelling of his name adopted by Ouspensky when he settled outside Russia in the 1920s.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of the ideas and works of Ouspensky, esp. his work on a fourth dimension. Also (rare) as n.: = Ouspenskyist n.From the 1920s to the 1940s, Ouspensky was principally known as the interpreter and teacher of the ideas of the Russian theosophist G. I. Gurdjieff.

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Ouspenskian1937

Ouspenskyite1975

1937 Mind 46 164 Philosophically viewed, this Hintonian-Ouspenskian theory suffers from an obvious drawback to which Mr. Dunne himself has invited our attention.

1968 T. Wolfe Electric Kool-aid Acid Test iv. 54 Alpert soars in Ouspenskian loop-the-loops.

1973 T. Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow i. 77 Cliques of spiritualists, vaudeville entertainers, wireless technicians, Couéists, Ouspenskians, Skinnerites, [etc.].

1980 B. Shaw Kingdom of O'Ryan 85 The members of this group are supposed to be a kind of Ouspenskian élite.

1999 J. Stewart Vital Art of D. H. Lawrence viii. 158 Lawrence's location of the art image in the Einsteinian/Ouspenskyan fourth dimension anticipates Susanne Langer's more formalist concept of ‘virtual space’ in painting.

2001 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Electronic ed.) 11–17 Apr. His [sc. Harry Stephen Keeler's] ostensible whodunits contain digressions on everything from the halftone process to Ouspenskian philosophy.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	ouspenskian
释义	Ouspenskianadj.n. Brit. /uːˈspɛnskɪən/, U.S. /uˈspɛnskiən/ Forms: 1900s– Ouspenskian, 1900s– Ouspenskyan (rare). Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Uspenskij , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Pëtr Dem′janovič Uspenskij (usually transliterated Peter Demianovich Ouspensky: see note below) (1878–1947), Russian mystical philosopher and scientist + -ian suffix.Peter Demianovich Ouspensky was the spelling of his name adopted by Ouspensky when he settled outside Russia in the 1920s. Of, relating to, or characteristic of the ideas and works of Ouspensky, esp. his work on a fourth dimension. Also (rare) as n.: = Ouspenskyist n.From the 1920s to the 1940s, Ouspensky was principally known as the interpreter and teacher of the ideas of the Russian theosophist G. I. Gurdjieff. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Ouspenskyist > [adjective] Ouspenskian1937 Ouspenskyite1975 1937 Mind 46 164 Philosophically viewed, this Hintonian-Ouspenskian theory suffers from an obvious drawback to which Mr. Dunne himself has invited our attention. 1968 T. Wolfe Electric Kool-aid Acid Test iv. 54 Alpert soars in Ouspenskian loop-the-loops. 1973 T. Pynchon Gravity's Rainbow i. 77 Cliques of spiritualists, vaudeville entertainers, wireless technicians, Couéists, Ouspenskians, Skinnerites, [etc.]. 1980 B. Shaw Kingdom of O'Ryan 85 The members of this group are supposed to be a kind of Ouspenskian élite. 1999 J. Stewart Vital Art of D. H. Lawrence viii. 158 Lawrence's location of the art image in the Einsteinian/Ouspenskyan fourth dimension anticipates Susanne Langer's more formalist concept of ‘virtual space’ in painting. 2001 Village Voice (N.Y.) (Electronic ed.) 11–17 Apr. His [sc. Harry Stephen Keeler's] ostensible whodunits contain digressions on everything from the halftone process to Ouspenskian philosophy. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1937
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