acroamaticaladj.

Brit.

/ˌakrəʊəˈmatᵻkl/, U.S.

/ˌækroʊəˈmædək(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s–1600s acromaticall, 1500s– acroamatical, 1600s acroamaticall.

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acroamaticus , -al suffix¹; Greek ἀκροαματικός , -al suffix¹.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin acroamaticus and its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἀκροαματικός acroamatic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare later acroamatic adj.

Now rare.

= acroamatic adj.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective] > kept secret, esoteric

occult1480

secret1526

acroamatical1579

acroamatic1635

acroatic1656

esoteric1660

esoterical1850

1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 725 Alexander, vnto Aristotle greeting. Thou hast not done well to put forth the Acroamatical sciences [Fr. tes liures des sciences speculatiues; Gk. τοὺς ἀκροατικοὺς τῶν λόγων].

a1594 R. Greenham Godly Instr. Exam. & Direct. xlviii in Wks. (1612) v. 746 Seeing such a thing is no exotericall matter, but an acromaticall poynt of doctrine of the holy Ghost.

1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning vi. ii. 273 The one is an Exotericall or revealed; the other an Acroamaticall, or concealed Method.

a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) i. 159 Divide his lectures and readings into Acroamatical, and Exoterical.

1733 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 412/1 To recondite your acroamatical locutions for more scholastic auscultators.

1809 C. Cuthbertson Santo Sebastiano (ed. 2) II. vi. 135 Mr. Beaumont..is..a dear lover of anything acroamatical.

1887 Blackwood Mag. Oct. 504 Handicapped by acroamatical erudition and appalling technicalities.

1929 Classical Philol. 24 55 Outside these acroamatical fields..there appears to be little connection of the left and right with sex.

1992 J. Trabant in Herder Yearbk. 9 The students are no longer bound by the acroamatical ties to the umbilical cord of the State.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	acroamatical
释义	acroamaticaladj. Brit. /ˌakrəʊəˈmatᵻkl/, U.S. /ˌækroʊəˈmædək(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s–1600s acromaticall, 1500s– acroamatical, 1600s acroamaticall. Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Partly a borrowing from Greek, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin acroamaticus , -al suffix¹; Greek ἀκροαματικός , -al suffix¹. Etymology: < post-classical Latin acroamaticus and its etymon Hellenistic Greek ἀκροαματικός acroamatic adj. + -al suffix¹. Compare later acroamatic adj. Now rare. = acroamatic adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > [adjective] > kept secret, esoteric occult1480 secret1526 acroamatical1579 acroamatic1635 acroatic1656 esoteric1660 esoterical1850 1579 T. North tr. Plutarch Liues 725 Alexander, vnto Aristotle greeting. Thou hast not done well to put forth the Acroamatical sciences [Fr. tes liures des sciences speculatiues; Gk. τοὺς ἀκροατικοὺς τῶν λόγων]. a1594 R. Greenham Godly Instr. Exam. & Direct. xlviii in Wks. (1612) v. 746 Seeing such a thing is no exotericall matter, but an acromaticall poynt of doctrine of the holy Ghost. 1640 G. Watts tr. F. Bacon Of Advancem. Learning vi. ii. 273 The one is an Exotericall or revealed; the other an Acroamaticall, or concealed Method. a1656 J. Hales Golden Remains (1659) i. 159 Divide his lectures and readings into Acroamatical, and Exoterical. 1733 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 412/1 To recondite your acroamatical locutions for more scholastic auscultators. 1809 C. Cuthbertson Santo Sebastiano (ed. 2) II. vi. 135 Mr. Beaumont..is..a dear lover of anything acroamatical. 1887 Blackwood Mag. Oct. 504 Handicapped by acroamatical erudition and appalling technicalities. 1929 Classical Philol. 24 55 Outside these acroamatical fields..there appears to be little connection of the left and right with sex. 1992 J. Trabant in Herder Yearbk. 9 The students are no longer bound by the acroamatical ties to the umbilical cord of the State. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1579
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