单词 | siderism |
释义 | siderismn.1 Now historical. A hidden force or influence to which have been attributed the motions of divining pendulums and other phenomena of animal magnetism. Cf. tellurism n. 1.The concept was developed by J. W. Ritter in Germany, in 1808. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > physics > electromagnetic radiation > magnetism > [noun] > phenomena of attraction > supposed effects on people siderism1836 1836 J. C. Colquhoun Isis Revelata I. xi. 256 Those..who give out, under new names (Siderism and Tellurism), the significant notions of this man [sc. Mesmer] as discoveries of their own [etc.]. 1837 T. C. Hartshorn tr. J. P. F. Deleuze Pract. Instr. Animal Magnetism x. 256 He [sc. D. G. Kieser] thinks that the first sort of magnetism, which he calls tellurism, or siderism [Fr. sidérisme], can be employed without the concurrence of the human will, and solely by the action of certain mineral or vegetable substances. 1851 J. C. Colquhoun Hist, Magic, Witchcraft, & Animal Magnetism II. lxv. 271 He [sc. Professor Kieser] considers this metallic influence as existing in these bodies in a ratio corresponding with their respective masses. Hence, he was induced to designate this influence by the denomination of Siderism. 1898 A. Lang Making Relig. ii. 32 Ritter thought he had detected a new force, ‘Siderism’. 1913 Pop. Sci. Monthly Apr. 335 [J. W. Ritter] developed a theory of siderism that for a time enjoyed considerable notoriety. 1978 M. J. Petry Hegel's Philos. Subjective Spirit II. (Notes) 440 In this article Kieser emphasizes that siderism is subordinate to tellurism in respect of influence, ‘since it is not every star but only the Earth which engenders and sustains man’. 2000 Sci. Amer. May 117 (heading) From Beethoven and Dickens to the chemistry of urine to ‘siderism’—not all science ends with a Nobel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). † siderismn.2 Obsolete. rare. The doctrine that the stars have an influence on terrestrial things or events; (belief in) astrology. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > astrology > judicial astrology > [noun] judicial astrologyc1560 astromancy1570 uranomancy1658 siderism1843 sideromancy1859 1843 D. Shea & A. Troyer in tr. Dabistan I. p. cliv Then took place a singular mixture and confusion of Siderism, Judaism, Christianity, Muhammedism, and all sorts of philosophic opinions. 1870 Jrnl. Speculative Philos. 4 272 If Macaria believes in solar siderism, he brings a rhabdomant, a metal-feeler, as a counter-balance, who continually feels downward toward the centre of the earth, while Macaria feels drawn towards the sun's centre. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.11836n.21843 |
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