anythingarian

== English == === Etymology === From anything +‎ -arian, by analogy with unitarian, trinitarian, etc. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) enPR: ĕ'nĭthĭngâʹrĭən, IPA(key): /ˌɛnɪθɪŋˈɛəɹɪən/ === Noun === anythingarian (plural anythingarians) (derogatory, religion) A person who does not profess any particular creed; an indifferentist. ante 1704, The Works of Tom Brown, volume 3, page 97: Such bifarious anythingarians, that always make their interest the standard of their religion. 1738, Jonathan Swift, Polite Conversation, dialogue 1 Lady Smart. What Religion is he of?Ld. Sparkiſh. Why he is an Anythingarian.Lady Anſw. I believe, he has his Religion to chuſe, my Lord. ==== Derived terms ==== anythingarianism (rare) ==== Related terms ==== nothingarian ==== Translations ==== === References === “anythingarian” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary, second edition (1989) Eric Partridge’s Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, seventh edition