phronesisn.

Brit.

/frə(ʊ)ˈniːsɪs/, U.S.

/frəˈnisᵻs/

Forms: 1500s phroneses, 1600s 1800s– phronesis. Also (in sense 1) with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin phronēsis.

Etymology: < classical Latin phronēsis wisdom, in post-classical Latin also wisdom personified (4th cent.) < ancient Greek ϕρόνησις thought, sense, judgement, practical wisdom, prudence < ϕρονεῖν to think, to have understanding, to be wise, prudent ( < an ablaut variant of the base of ϕρεν- , ϕρήν mind: see phren n.) + -σις -sis suffix. With sense 2 compare French phronésis, phronèsis, phronesis (1840 or earlier), German Phronesis (1882 or earlier).

1. Wisdom personified. Now rare (historical in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun] > personified

wisdomc888

phronesisa1529

a1529 J. Skelton Speke Parrot in Certayne Bks. (?1545) sig. A.ii^v Now pandez mory, wax frantycke som men saye Phroneses for frenesys may not holde her way.

1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iii. iv. sig. F3 Goe in: and spend your howers with vs Your honor'd friends Timæ, and Phronesis, In contemplation of our Goddesse name.

1606 A. Craig Amorose Songes sig. Diiii^v Phronesis erring could espie no place, Meete on this mould, but in thy breast to dwell.

1876 Ladies' Repository Nov. 409/2 A series of dialogues between three characters known as Aletheia, or Truth; Pseudis, or Falsehood; and Phronesis, or Wisdom.

1932 C. C. J. Webb John of Salisbury 93 The writers of mythological tales who made Philologia, Philosophia, Philocalia..three sisters, daughters of Phronesis or Prudence.., indicate thereby [etc.].

1975 Speculum 50 206 Phronesis presents her daughter with a bridal wreath.

2. Chiefly Philosophy. Practical understanding; wisdom, prudence; sound judgement.

ΚΠ

1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent ix. §3. 354 The faculty or talent, which I call the Ratiocinative or Illative Sense, being parallel to phronesis in conduct, and to taste in the Fine Arts.

1925 Glasgow Herald 22 Aug. 4 His phronesis or practical wisdom has counsel for every character, every situation.

1958 J. Ferguson Moral Values Anc. World iii. 30 Aristotle tells us that he held that all the virtues were forms of phronesis.

1992 A. J. Parel Machiavellian Cosmos 157 Machiavelli's new political philosophy rejects the relevance of the traditional notion of moral virtue and phronesis.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phronesis
释义	phronesisn. Brit. /frə(ʊ)ˈniːsɪs/, U.S. /frəˈnisᵻs/ Forms: 1500s phroneses, 1600s 1800s– phronesis. Also (in sense 1) with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin phronēsis. Etymology: < classical Latin phronēsis wisdom, in post-classical Latin also wisdom personified (4th cent.) < ancient Greek ϕρόνησις thought, sense, judgement, practical wisdom, prudence < ϕρονεῖν to think, to have understanding, to be wise, prudent ( < an ablaut variant of the base of ϕρεν- , ϕρήν mind: see phren n.) + -σις -sis suffix. With sense 2 compare French phronésis, phronèsis, phronesis (1840 or earlier), German Phronesis (1882 or earlier). 1. Wisdom personified. Now rare (historical in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > wisdom, sagacity > [noun] > personified wisdomc888 phronesisa1529 a1529 J. Skelton Speke Parrot in Certayne Bks. (?1545) sig. A.ii^v Now pandez mory, wax frantycke som men saye Phroneses for frenesys may not holde her way. 1601 B. Jonson Fountaine of Selfe-love iii. iv. sig. F3 Goe in: and spend your howers with vs Your honor'd friends Timæ, and Phronesis, In contemplation of our Goddesse name. 1606 A. Craig Amorose Songes sig. Diiii^v Phronesis erring could espie no place, Meete on this mould, but in thy breast to dwell. 1876 Ladies' Repository Nov. 409/2 A series of dialogues between three characters known as Aletheia, or Truth; Pseudis, or Falsehood; and Phronesis, or Wisdom. 1932 C. C. J. Webb John of Salisbury 93 The writers of mythological tales who made Philologia, Philosophia, Philocalia..three sisters, daughters of Phronesis or Prudence.., indicate thereby [etc.]. 1975 Speculum 50 206 Phronesis presents her daughter with a bridal wreath. 2. Chiefly Philosophy. Practical understanding; wisdom, prudence; sound judgement. ΚΠ 1870 J. H. Newman Ess. Gram. Assent ix. §3. 354 The faculty or talent, which I call the Ratiocinative or Illative Sense, being parallel to phronesis in conduct, and to taste in the Fine Arts. 1925 Glasgow Herald 22 Aug. 4 His phronesis or practical wisdom has counsel for every character, every situation. 1958 J. Ferguson Moral Values Anc. World iii. 30 Aristotle tells us that he held that all the virtues were forms of phronesis. 1992 A. J. Parel Machiavellian Cosmos 157 Machiavelli's new political philosophy rejects the relevance of the traditional notion of moral virtue and phronesis. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.a1529
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