pancratiumn.

Brit.

/panˈkreɪʃ(ɪ)əm/, U.S.

/pænˈkreɪʃ(i)əm/

Inflections: Plural pancratia, pancratiums.

Forms: 1600s 1800s– pancration, 1600s– pancratium.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin pancratium; Greek παγκράτιον.

Etymology: < classical Latin pancratium and its etymon ancient Greek παγκράτιον sporting contest combining wrestling and boxing, also (on account of its supposed medicinal properties) sea-daffodil < παν- pan- comb. form + κράτος bodily strength, mastery (see -cracy comb. form) + -ιον , suffix forming nouns: compare παγκρατής all-powerful. Compare earlier pancratical adj. With sense 1 compare Middle French, French pancrace (1583 in Middle French in an isolated attestation; subsequently from 1738; also in 18th cent. as †pancratium , †pancration ), Italian pancrazio (1604). With sense 2 compare French †pancratium sea-daffodil (1694–1874; now pancrais (1803)). In sense 2 adopted as a genus name by Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum (1753) I. 290.

1. Greek History. A sporting contest combining wrestling and boxing. Also (occasionally) figurative.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > other unarmed combat > [noun]

pancratium1603

hardhead1606

savate1843

kabaddi1935

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 364 Feats of activity,..not onely in that generall exercise Pancration, wherein hand and foote both is put to the uttermost at once, but also at buffets.

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 364 Another general Pancratium.

1749 G. West tr. Pindar Pancratium in tr. Pindar Odes (1753) II. 92 An Athlete must borrow many Things from each of those Sciences to render himself eminent in the Pancratium.

1787 H. J. Pye Poems 227 After, with manly sinews strong, He in the great Pancratium won the prize.

1807 Edinb. Rev. 9 395 Epic poetry has been considered by critics as a sort of poetical pancratium.

1837 C. A. Wheelwright tr. Aristophanes Comedies II. 215 How could one, Arm'd with a breastplate, fight in the pancratium?

1888 E. Atherstone Pelopidas ii. iv. 46 I'll hold you a wager, Archias, that, at the next Pancratium, Polydamus shall keep the ring against all comers.

1976 All about Games (Com. Org. des Jeux Olympiques) 16 The Games had five basic events—pentathlon, boxing, chariot races, pancratium and races in full battle dress.

1985 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 106 195 Philo's generalization..is odd in light of the ancient and modern consensus that boxing was most, pancratium less, and wrestling least dangerous of pan-Hellenic combative sports.

2. Botany. Any of various bulbous African, Mediterranean, and South Asian plants of the genus Pancratium (family Amaryllidaceae), bearing umbels of fragrant white flowers; esp. the sea-daffodil, P. maritimum, of southern Europe. Also (in form Pancratium): the genus itself.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun] > types of

maguey1555

melt1605

pancratium1664

aloe1665

pita1698

mescal1709

maypole1750

agave1760

poison bulb1776

kukumakranka1793

furcraea1821

zephyranthes1821

century plant1827

mescal button1887

tequila plant1979

1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 82 in Sylva [Plants] not perishing but in excessive Colds..Olives, Pancration.

a1678 T. Hanmer Garden Bk. (1933) 33 The Indian Narcissi and the Pancratia are very tender, and difficultly preserv'd.

1787 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 11) 610/1 Pancratium, or sea daffodil.

1854 S. Lee Afr. Crusoes xviii. 314 Above that exquisite white pancratium.

1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 July 5/2 A magnificent pancratium lily.

1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 699/2 Pancratium, graceful Lily-like plants of the amaryllis order, the only really hardy kind being the South European P. illyricum.

1935 Jrnl. Ecol. 23 139 Pancratium sp. and other bulbous plants burst into leaf and flower with almost equal suddenness.

1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 7 May i. 77 Probably the most rewarding are pancratiums. The flowers are similar to those of amaryllis..and the foliage is sword-shaped and handsome. Gardeners sometimes call them sea daffodils.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pancratium
释义	pancratiumn. Brit. /panˈkreɪʃ(ɪ)əm/, U.S. /pænˈkreɪʃ(i)əm/ Inflections: Plural pancratia, pancratiums. Forms: 1600s 1800s– pancration, 1600s– pancratium. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin. Partly a borrowing from Greek. Etymons: Latin pancratium; Greek παγκράτιον. Etymology: < classical Latin pancratium and its etymon ancient Greek παγκράτιον sporting contest combining wrestling and boxing, also (on account of its supposed medicinal properties) sea-daffodil < παν- pan- comb. form + κράτος bodily strength, mastery (see -cracy comb. form) + -ιον , suffix forming nouns: compare παγκρατής all-powerful. Compare earlier pancratical adj. With sense 1 compare Middle French, French pancrace (1583 in Middle French in an isolated attestation; subsequently from 1738; also in 18th cent. as †pancratium , †pancration ), Italian pancrazio (1604). With sense 2 compare French †pancratium sea-daffodil (1694–1874; now pancrais (1803)). In sense 2 adopted as a genus name by Linnaeus in his Species Plantarum (1753) I. 290. 1. Greek History. A sporting contest combining wrestling and boxing. Also (occasionally) figurative. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > other unarmed combat > [noun] pancratium1603 hardhead1606 savate1843 kabaddi1935 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 364 Feats of activity,..not onely in that generall exercise Pancration, wherein hand and foote both is put to the uttermost at once, but also at buffets. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 364 Another general Pancratium. 1749 G. West tr. Pindar Pancratium in tr. Pindar Odes (1753) II. 92 An Athlete must borrow many Things from each of those Sciences to render himself eminent in the Pancratium. 1787 H. J. Pye Poems 227 After, with manly sinews strong, He in the great Pancratium won the prize. 1807 Edinb. Rev. 9 395 Epic poetry has been considered by critics as a sort of poetical pancratium. 1837 C. A. Wheelwright tr. Aristophanes Comedies II. 215 How could one, Arm'd with a breastplate, fight in the pancratium? 1888 E. Atherstone Pelopidas ii. iv. 46 I'll hold you a wager, Archias, that, at the next Pancratium, Polydamus shall keep the ring against all comers. 1976 All about Games (Com. Org. des Jeux Olympiques) 16 The Games had five basic events—pentathlon, boxing, chariot races, pancratium and races in full battle dress. 1985 Amer. Jrnl. Philol. 106 195 Philo's generalization..is odd in light of the ancient and modern consensus that boxing was most, pancratium less, and wrestling least dangerous of pan-Hellenic combative sports. 2. Botany. Any of various bulbous African, Mediterranean, and South Asian plants of the genus Pancratium (family Amaryllidaceae), bearing umbels of fragrant white flowers; esp. the sea-daffodil, P. maritimum, of southern Europe. Also (in form Pancratium): the genus itself. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > plants and herbs > according to family > Amaryllidaceae > [noun] > types of maguey1555 melt1605 pancratium1664 aloe1665 pita1698 mescal1709 maypole1750 agave1760 poison bulb1776 kukumakranka1793 furcraea1821 zephyranthes1821 century plant1827 mescal button1887 tequila plant1979 1664 J. Evelyn Kalendarium Hortense 82 in Sylva [Plants] not perishing but in excessive Colds..Olives, Pancration. a1678 T. Hanmer Garden Bk. (1933) 33 The Indian Narcissi and the Pancratia are very tender, and difficultly preserv'd. 1787 J. Abercrombie Every Man his Own Gardener (ed. 11) 610/1 Pancratium, or sea daffodil. 1854 S. Lee Afr. Crusoes xviii. 314 Above that exquisite white pancratium. 1890 Pall Mall Gaz. 12 July 5/2 A magnificent pancratium lily. 1900 W. Robinson Eng. Flower Garden (ed. 8) 699/2 Pancratium, graceful Lily-like plants of the amaryllis order, the only really hardy kind being the South European P. illyricum. 1935 Jrnl. Ecol. 23 139 Pancratium sp. and other bulbous plants burst into leaf and flower with almost equal suddenness. 1989 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 7 May i. 77 Probably the most rewarding are pancratiums. The flowers are similar to those of amaryllis..and the foliage is sword-shaped and handsome. Gardeners sometimes call them sea daffodils. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1603
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