Timonian

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /taɪˈməʊ.ni.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /taɪˈmoʊ.ni.ən/ Rhymes: -əʊniən === Etymology 1 === From Timon +‎ -ian, after the 5th-century-BCE person Timon of Athens (as described by Plutarch, Lucian, and Aristophanes), possibly by way of William Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens (c. 1607). Used by poet John Langhorne in his translation of Plutarch's Lives (1777). ==== Adjective ==== Timonian (comparative more Timonian, superlative most Timonian) Of a form of bitter misanthropy relating to Timonism, like Timon of Athens. 1983, M. R. Stopper, in Phronesis: [About Timon's account of Pyrrho's views.] The second Timonian passage is usually taken to come from his prose work, Python. 2001, Jonathan Barnes, in Mind: Aristocles is not citing Timon—and how near he keeps to any Timonian text we cannot judge. ===== Quotations ===== For more quotations using this term, see Citations:Timonian. ===== Synonyms ===== Timonean Timonist ===== Related terms ===== Timonism Timonize ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Timon +‎ -an, after a 3rd-century-BCE disciple of Pyrrho, Skeptic philosopher and satirist Timon of Phlius (c. 320 – c. 230 BC). ==== Adjective ==== Timonian (comparative more Timonian, superlative most Timonian) Of or relating to Skeptic philosopher Timon of Phlius, his life, works, style, or ideas. ===== Synonyms ===== Timonean (less common) ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 3 === From Timon +‎ -ian, after the French priest Joseph-Marie Timon-David (1823–1891) and the Sacred Heart congregation he founded in 1864. ==== Adjective ==== Timonian (comparative more Timonian, superlative most Timonian) Of or relating to the French Catholic Sacred Heart congregation founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David. ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Timonian (plural Timonians) A member of the French Catholic Sacred Heart congregation founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David. ===== Translations ===== === Further reading === OED, "Timon [feat. Timonian, Timonism, Timonist, Timonize]" in the Oxford English Dictionary (reproduced in a post) WPFR, "Timonien" in Wikipedia in French WPFR, "Joseph-Marie Timon-David" in Wikipedia in French === References ===