Spencerian

[ spen-seer-ee-uh n ]

/ spɛnˈsɪər i ən /

adjective

of Herbert Spencer or his philosophy.

noun

a follower of Herbert Spencer.

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earnest

full seriousness, as of intention or purpose.

a feeling of dread, anxiety, or anguish.

urgent character; imperativeness; insistence; importunateness.

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Origin of Spencerian

First recorded in 1885–90; Spencer² + -ian

Definition for spencerian (2 of 2)

Spencerian²

[ spen-seer-ee-uh n ]

/ spɛnˈsɪər i ən /

adjective

pertaining to or characteristic of a system of penmanship, characterized by clear, rounded letters slanting to the right.

Origin of Spencerian

1875–80; P. R. Spencer² + -ian

Example sentences from the Web for spencerian

Here is simply an instance of the Spencerian principle in its most unfortunate misdirection by man.
Parenthood and Race Culture|Caleb Williams Saleeby
That the Spencerian abstraction should have been taken as a substitute for deity proves how desperate the situation is.
Theism or Atheism|Chapman Cohen
It is to the pages of Huxley that we must turn to see this Spencerian fallacy refuted.
Twentieth Century Socialism|Edmond Kelly
The powerful attraction that Spencerian evolutionism has exercised on contemporary thought is due to that very cause.
Creative Evolution|Henri Bergson

I allude, of course, to the establishment of the Spencerian Theory of Morals, which has made a new era in philosophy.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879|Various

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Spencerian

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Definition for spencerian (2 of 2)

adjective

Origin of Spencerian

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