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pseudonymity en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English pseudonym Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English pseudonymity From pseudonym + -ity.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The state of being pseudonymous, of hiding one's true identity behind a pseudonym.
   • Look, Mark, your attempt at pseudonymity is transparent. 2009 January 11, William Safire, “Haircut”, in New York Times:
   • To be sure the anticipatory proleptics of the "historical survey in future-form" associated with pseudonymity rests upon the literary fiction of the pre-historicality of the revelation of these secrets; but this fictionality is intended to emphasize precisely by means of its esoteric quality that God will allow the elect righteous (cf. I Enoch 1:1) and wise persons (cf. I Enoch 100:6, 104:12) of the present day to participate already in his revelation that has proceeded from the mouths of the righteous and wise ones of pre-history, through the "literary" medium of the book. 1979, Erhardt Güttgemanns, Candid Questions Concerning Gospel Form Criticism, page 132:

Forms

Relateds

pseudonym · pseudonymical · pseudonymic · pseudonymically

Translations (1)

de Pseudonymität (state of being pseudonymous)