Baconian

[ bey-koh-nee-uhn ]

adjective

1. of or relating to the philosopher Francis Bacon or his doctrines.

noun

1. an adherent of the Baconian philosophy.

Baconian

/ beɪˈkəʊnɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Francis Bacon, the philosopher, or to his inductive method of reasoning

noun

1. a follower of Bacon's philosophy
2. one who believes that plays attributed to Shakespeare were written by Bacon

Other Words From

• an·ti-Ba·co·ni·an adjective noun
• Ba·co·ni·an·ism Ba·co·nism [bey, -k, uh, -niz-, uh, m], noun
• pre-Ba·co·ni·an adjective noun
• pro-Ba·co·ni·an adjective noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of Baconian¹

First recorded in 1805–15; Bacon + -ian

Example Sentences

Mill, like his Scottish rivals, applies 'Baconian' principles.

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Wait half an hour, then open the cell, introduce a Shakespearite and a Baconian, and let them cipher and assume.

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The second three of the Baconian six were “presumably” spent by the Stratford lad as apprentice to a butcher.

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Of all the important physical discoveries, there is not one which shows that its author made it by the Baconian instrument.

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No Baconian creed will in the future limit the operations of the intellect.

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