Spencerian

¹

[ spen-seer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

of Herbert Spencer or his philosophy.

noun

a follower of Herbert Spencer.

Origin of Spencerian

¹

First recorded in 1885–90; Spencer² + -ian

Words Nearby Spencerian

Other definitions for Spencerian (2 of 2)

Spencerian²

[ spen-seer-ee-uhn ]

adjective

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

Origin of Spencerian

²

1875–80; P. R. Spencer² + -ian

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How to use Spencerian in a sentence

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
At the tail end of an article it is, of course, impossible to discuss the grounds or results of the Spencerian philosophy.
The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 | Various
We had thus two epochs in our school, the Ciceronian and the Spencerian periods.
Revisiting the Earth | James Langdon Hill
Any line of his writing was as neatly molded as Spencerian copy.
Revisiting the Earth | James Langdon Hill
That the Spencerian abstraction should have been taken as a substitute for deity proves how desperate the situation is.
Theism or Atheism | Chapman Cohen

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