Actonianadj.

Brit.

/akˈtəʊnɪən/, U.S.

/ækˈtoʊniən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Acton , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902), English liberal historian and moralist + -ian suffix.

Relating to or characteristic of Acton or his work, esp. his historical writings.Sometimes with reference to Ld. Acton's dictum that ‘power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely’ (see quot. 1887 at power n.¹ 2a).

ΚΠ

1898 Times 29 Nov. 9/4 Only the Actonian Machiavelli could answer the question.

1901 F. W. Maitland Let. 14 Nov. (1965) 234 I believe that the Actonian history is on the point of moving forwards.

1934 Dublin Rev. Apr. 172 Here is the enunciation of the transcendent Actonian principle.

1965 New Statesman 17 Sept. 404/1 Nor does it conform to the Actonian standard of a dispassionate summary of the scientific consensus.

1994 J. Harris in B. Harrison Hist. Univ. Oxf. VIII. ix. 235 Most Oxford historians..laid great emphasis on impartiality and precise archival accuracy: an emphasis which many of them managed to combine with an almost Actonian belief in the function of history as a mirror of right opinion.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	actonian
释义	Actonianadj. Brit. /akˈtəʊnɪən/, U.S. /ækˈtoʊniən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Acton , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton, first Baron Acton (1834–1902), English liberal historian and moralist + -ian suffix. Relating to or characteristic of Acton or his work, esp. his historical writings.Sometimes with reference to Ld. Acton's dictum that ‘power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely’ (see quot. 1887 at power n.¹ 2a). ΚΠ 1898 Times 29 Nov. 9/4 Only the Actonian Machiavelli could answer the question. 1901 F. W. Maitland Let. 14 Nov. (1965) 234 I believe that the Actonian history is on the point of moving forwards. 1934 Dublin Rev. Apr. 172 Here is the enunciation of the transcendent Actonian principle. 1965 New Statesman 17 Sept. 404/1 Nor does it conform to the Actonian standard of a dispassionate summary of the scientific consensus. 1994 J. Harris in B. Harrison Hist. Univ. Oxf. VIII. ix. 235 Most Oxford historians..laid great emphasis on impartiality and precise archival accuracy: an emphasis which many of them managed to combine with an almost Actonian belief in the function of history as a mirror of right opinion. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1898
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