† Rhadamantheanadj.

Forms: 1600s–1800s Rhadamanthean, 1800s Rhadamanthian.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Rhadamanthus n., -ean suffix.

Etymology: < Rhadamanthus n. + -ean suffix.With forms in -ian compare -ian suffix.

Obsolete.

= Rhadamanthine adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > extremely strict or rigorous

rigorousa1425

rigoriousc1515

Rhadamanthean1655

Lycurgan1846

1655 J. Owen Vindiciæ Evangelicæ xxiii. 484 The Heathens Apprehension of Rhadamanthean Righteousnesse.

1754 J. Fortescue Pomery-Hill p. xix I tremble at the very thought of your black, your formidable wigs, your rhadamanthean looks, dread inquisition!

?1807 ‘J. Jingle’ Remarks ii Shall I call them..Pluto's political automata, minions of the Rhadamanthian court?

1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 4 Rejecting whatever deserves such a fate with Rhadamanthian sternness of purpose.

1872 Galaxy Mar. 390/2 Ex parte injunctions had often..torn men's property out of their possession without a hearing, but the Rhadamanthian justice of a subsequent trial was always conceded.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	rhadamanthean
释义	† Rhadamantheanadj. Forms: 1600s–1800s Rhadamanthean, 1800s Rhadamanthian. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: Rhadamanthus n., -ean suffix. Etymology: < Rhadamanthus n. + -ean suffix.With forms in -ian compare -ian suffix. Obsolete. = Rhadamanthine adj. ΘΚΠ society > authority > strictness > [adjective] > extremely strict or rigorous rigorousa1425 rigoriousc1515 Rhadamanthean1655 Lycurgan1846 1655 J. Owen Vindiciæ Evangelicæ xxiii. 484 The Heathens Apprehension of Rhadamanthean Righteousnesse. 1754 J. Fortescue Pomery-Hill p. xix I tremble at the very thought of your black, your formidable wigs, your rhadamanthean looks, dread inquisition! ?1807 ‘J. Jingle’ Remarks ii Shall I call them..Pluto's political automata, minions of the Rhadamanthian court? 1833 Fraser's Mag. 7 4 Rejecting whatever deserves such a fate with Rhadamanthian sternness of purpose. 1872 Galaxy Mar. 390/2 Ex parte injunctions had often..torn men's property out of their possession without a hearing, but the Rhadamanthian justice of a subsequent trial was always conceded. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.1655
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