nothingarian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌnʌθɪŋˈ(ɡ)ɛə.ɹi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˌnʌθɪŋˈ(ɡ)ɛ.ɹi.ən/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Old English nāþing Middle English nothyng English nothing Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusder. Middle English -arie English -ary Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Old French -ainder. Middle English -an English -an English -arian English nothingarian From nothing + -arian.
Meanings
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A person of no particular beliefs.
In religion, the common people called him a nothingarian — owing, no doubt, to his habitual neglect of public worship.
1845, Edward Royall Tyler, William Lathrop Kingsley, George Park Fisher, Timothy Dwight, New Englander and Yale review:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nothingarians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |