Timonian

Timon + -ian, from the 5th-century BC person Timon of Athens (as described by Plutarch, Lucian, Aristophanes), possibly by way of William Shakespeare's play Timon of Athens (c. 1607). Used by poet John Langhorne in his translation of Plutarch's Lives (1777).

Full definition of Timonian

Adjective

1. Of a form of bitter misanthropy relating to Timonism, like Timon of Athens.
• 1983, M. R. Stopper, in Phronesis:M. R. Stopper, "Schizzi Pirroniani of Lo scetticismo antico by Gabriele Giannantoni" (JSTOR 4182180), Critical Notice in Phronesis, Vol. 28, No. 3 (1983), p. 265-297, endnote 36, at Google Scholar.Timon's account of Pyrrho's views. The second Timonian passage is usually taken to come from his prose work, Python.
• 2001, Jonathan Barnes, in Mind:

• Aristocles is not citing Timon—and how near he keeps to any Timonian text we cannot judge.

Synonyms

• Timonean
• Timonist

Related terms

• Timonism
• Timonize

Timon + -an, from a 3rd-century BC disciple of Pyrrho, Skeptic philosopher and satirist Timon of Phlius (c. 320 – c. 230 BC).

Adjective

1. Of or relating to Skeptic philosopher Timon of Phlius, his life, works, style, or ideas.

Synonyms

• Timonean (less common)

From the name of French priest Joseph-Marie Timon-David (1823-1891) and the Sacred Heart congregation he founded in 1864.

Adjective

1. Of or relating to the French Catholic Sacred Heart congregation founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David.

Noun

1. A member of the French Catholic Sacred Heart congregation founded by Joseph-Marie Timon-David.