Baconian

//bəˈkəʊn.ɪən// adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    One who adheres to the philosophy of Francis Bacon.
  2. 2
    One who believes that Francis Bacon wrote the plays attributed to William Shakespeare.

    "In this paper I propose to say something about the attempt of the Baconian theorists to "work" Ben Jonson over into a witness against William Shakespeare, not because it is necessary to reslay the slain Baconian, but to illustrate that here as elsewhere, and all along the line, there is "nothing in it.""

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or pertaining to Francis Bacon (1561-1626), English statesman and polymath, or his writings.
  2. 2
    Of or relating to Nathaniel Bacon (Virginia colonist) (1647–1676), who instigated Bacon's Rebellion.

Synonyms

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bacon shakespeareanbacon-shakespeareanbaconicinductive

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"In this paper I propose to say something about the attempt of the Baconian theorists to "work" Ben Jonson over into a witness against William Shakespeare, not because it is necessary to reslay the slain Baconian, but to illustrate that here as elsewhere, and all along the line, there is "nothing in it.""

Etymology

From Bacon + -ian.

Related phrases

Baconian cipherBaconian inductionBaconian method

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