bonus geniusn.

Brit.

/ˌbəʊnəs ˈdʒiːnɪəs/,

/ˌbɒnʊs ˈdʒɛnɪʊs/, U.S.

/ˌboʊnəs ˈdʒinjəs/,

/ˌbɑnəs ˈdʒɛniəs/

Forms: also occasionally with capital initial in the second element.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin bonus genius.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin bonus genius (4th cent.) < classical Latin bonus good (see bonus n.) + genius genius n. Compare malus genius n.

Now archaic and literary.

A benevolent spirit imagined as accompanying a person throughout his or her life, exerting a good influence, and often paired with an opposed malevolent spirit. Cf. genius n. 2, malus genius n.In later use chiefly with reference to quot. 1607.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > genius > good genius

bonus genius1538

eudemon1629

agathodemon1738

1538 T. Elyot Dict. at Genius Some dydde put two gouernours of the sowle, a good and an euyll, Bonus genius, & malus genius, whyche neuer departed from vs.

1606 True Relation Proc. at Arraignm. Late Traitors sig. Zz3 The Bonus Genius of our deare Soueraigne..established this state in the full fruition of their long lasting securitie.

1607 Trag. Cæsar & Pompey (new ed.) iii. ii. sig. E4 I am thy bonus Genius, Anthony.

1667 A. Bailey Spightful Sister i. i. 6 My Bonus Genius, I am ne'r without it.

1787 Parsley's Fashionable Lyric Compan. 10 Bonus genius shall direct her [sc. Britain], Commerce all her coffers fill.

1832 W. Darlington Catech. of Mythol. viii. 135 Some ancient philosophers advanced, that every man had two Genii allotted to him, a Bonus Genius, or a good spirit, and a malus genius, or a bad spirit.

1874 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 9 Oct. 96/3 The presiding spirit (let us hope our bonus genius on this occasion) gave her name as Katie.

a1889 T. S. Sozinskey Med. Symbolism (1891) xiv. 126 Regarding it [sc. the serpent depicted in statues of Hygeia]..as simply a bonus genius is not out of the way.

1914 F. S. Boas University Drama in Tudor Age 275 It needs the supernatural intervention of his ‘bonus genius’ to rouse him [sc. Anthony] from his sentimental brooding.

2012 P. Hardie Rumour & Renown 346 Caesar is prepared to sacrifice fame to love, while Antony is called to himself by his bonus Genius.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bonus genius
释义	bonus geniusn. Brit. /ˌbəʊnəs ˈdʒiːnɪəs/, /ˌbɒnʊs ˈdʒɛnɪʊs/, U.S. /ˌboʊnəs ˈdʒinjəs/, /ˌbɑnəs ˈdʒɛniəs/ Forms: also occasionally with capital initial in the second element. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin bonus genius. Etymology: < post-classical Latin bonus genius (4th cent.) < classical Latin bonus good (see bonus n.) + genius genius n. Compare malus genius n. Now archaic and literary. A benevolent spirit imagined as accompanying a person throughout his or her life, exerting a good influence, and often paired with an opposed malevolent spirit. Cf. genius n. 2, malus genius n.In later use chiefly with reference to quot. 1607. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > classical deity > [noun] > genius > good genius bonus genius1538 eudemon1629 agathodemon1738 1538 T. Elyot Dict. at Genius Some dydde put two gouernours of the sowle, a good and an euyll, Bonus genius, & malus genius, whyche neuer departed from vs. 1606 True Relation Proc. at Arraignm. Late Traitors sig. Zz3 The Bonus Genius of our deare Soueraigne..established this state in the full fruition of their long lasting securitie. 1607 Trag. Cæsar & Pompey (new ed.) iii. ii. sig. E4 I am thy bonus Genius, Anthony. 1667 A. Bailey Spightful Sister i. i. 6 My Bonus Genius, I am ne'r without it. 1787 Parsley's Fashionable Lyric Compan. 10 Bonus genius shall direct her [sc. Britain], Commerce all her coffers fill. 1832 W. Darlington Catech. of Mythol. viii. 135 Some ancient philosophers advanced, that every man had two Genii allotted to him, a Bonus Genius, or a good spirit, and a malus genius, or a bad spirit. 1874 Eng. Mechanic & World of Sci. 9 Oct. 96/3 The presiding spirit (let us hope our bonus genius on this occasion) gave her name as Katie. a1889 T. S. Sozinskey Med. Symbolism (1891) xiv. 126 Regarding it [sc. the serpent depicted in statues of Hygeia]..as simply a bonus genius is not out of the way. 1914 F. S. Boas University Drama in Tudor Age 275 It needs the supernatural intervention of his ‘bonus genius’ to rouse him [sc. Anthony] from his sentimental brooding. 2012 P. Hardie Rumour & Renown 346 Caesar is prepared to sacrifice fame to love, while Antony is called to himself by his bonus Genius. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1538
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