Antiquitist
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Rare form of antiquist. form-of, rare
"“But,” he adds, “finding Tacitus, Eumenius, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Beda, in full and direct opposition to this idea, [certainly false with respect to the first and two last, if not to the second;] and not choosing to imitate our Scotish antiquitists in fighting against authorities,[which is nevertheless his constant practice,] I was forced to abandon this ground. … For ancient authorities,” he concludes, “are the sole guides to real truth in historic antiquities; conjectures and arguments are only ingenious lies:” which made him abandon the former, and have recourse only to the latter (I. 106)."
Example
More examples"“But,” he adds, “finding Tacitus, Eumenius, Ammianus Marcellinus, and Beda, in full and direct opposition to this idea, [certainly false with respect to the first and two last, if not to the second;] and not choosing to imitate our Scotish antiquitists in fighting against authorities,[which is nevertheless his constant practice,] I was forced to abandon this ground. … For ancient authorities,” he concludes, “are the sole guides to real truth in historic antiquities; conjectures and arguments are only ingenious lies:” which made him abandon the former, and have recourse only to the latter (I. 106)."
Etymology
From antiquity + -ist.
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