Everyman
Americannoun
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(italics) a 15th-century English morality play.
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(usually lowercase) an ordinary person; the typical or average person.
pronoun
noun
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a medieval English morality play in which the central figure represents mankind, whose earthly destiny is dramatized from the Christian viewpoint
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(often not capital) the ordinary person; common man
Etymology
Origin of Everyman
Example Sentences
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Mr. Holmes, however, portrays Tennyson as a thoughtful Victorian everyman, caught between intellectual tradition and revolution, struggling to articulate the consensus of an exciting but uneasy new age.
“What interests me are everyman aspects of him. The banality of his evil and the way that evil actions seem to always rise out of fear and insecurity.”
From Los Angeles Times
His musical bona fides are undeniable—along with his rapping prowess, he’s also a skilled producer—but he has an everyman quality rare for his genre.
The biggest mystery involved in “Mercy” is not who killed Mrs. Raven but why a star with Mr. Pratt’s everyman charisma keeps choosing such mediocre projects.
This adventure travels much closer to the Everyman’s station, as good Ser Dunk struggles with imposter syndrome before circumstances and his naïveté force him to live up to the oath that every Westerosi knight takes, but few bother to follow.
From Salon
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