Berkeleian

American  

[burk-lee-uhn, burk-lee-, bahrk-lee-uhn, bahrk-lee-] / ˈbɜrk li ən, bɜrkˈli-, ˈbɑrk li ən, bɑrkˈli- /

adjective

1. pertaining or relating to George Berkeley or his philosophy.

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noun

1. an advocate of the philosophy of George Berkeley, especially its denial of the existence of a material world.

Berkeleian British  

/ bɑːˈklɪən /

adjective

1. denoting or relating to the philosophy of George Berkeley

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noun

1. a follower of his teachings

Other Word Forms

• Berkeleianism noun

Etymology

Origin of Berkeleian

1855–60; George Berkeley + -an

Example Sentences

For the Berkeleian scholarship he and another were judged equal, and, drawing lots, the other gained the scholarship; but they divided the honor.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 46, August, 1861 by Various

There was not, it would appear, much practice in writing this language, except on the part of those who were candidates for Berkeleian prizes.

From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer

Throughout the other parts of his discussion, we by no means intended to say that such was the view he took of the Berkeleian theory.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 by Various

Of or relating to Bishop Berkeley or his system of idealism; as, Berkeleian philosophy.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah

But the Berkeleian way of meeting this difficulty is so familiar that I need not enlarge upon it now.

From The Analysis of Mind by Russell, Bertrand