Erewhonian
/ɛrɪˈwəʊnɪən
/adjective
Relating to or characteristic of the book Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler or the utopia it describes: the views of an Erewhonian prophet concerning the rights of animals...
- The first 43 pages move the narrator from his life as a New Zealand shepherd across the mountains to the hidden Erewhonian civilization.
- According to Erewhonian law, offenders are treated as if they were ill whilst ill people are looked upon as criminals.
- However, the focus of the book is England — which he satirised through his description of Erewhonian society.
noun
An inhabitant of Erewhon: his Erewhonians destroy most of their machines to preserve their humanity...
- To talk about the continued relevance of the book can pick you out as a modern Erewhonian.
- Why do the Erewhonians approach death without excessive disappointment?
- For instance, the Erewhonians' birth mythology accounts for unconscious memories lingering within a person.
Origin
Late 19th century: from the title of Erewhon (a partial reversal of Nowhere) + -ian.
- awake
- awaken
- awakening
- a walk in the park
- award
- award ceremony
- awardee
- awarder
- awards ceremony
- award wage
- award-winning
- aware
- awareness
- awareness bracelet
- awari
- a (warning) shot across the bows
- awash
- a watched pot never boils
- away
- awayday
- away goal
- away message
- away (or off or out etc.) with
- away with
- away with the fairies