ELEUTHERIAN

Etymology 1

Adjective

Eleutherian (comparative more Eleutherian, superlative most Eleutherian)

Pertaining to the island of Eleuthera in the Bahamas, especially to the original settlers of the island.

Noun

Eleutherian (plural Eleutherians)

One of the original settlers of Eleuthera, who settled prior to the American Revolution.

Etymology 2

Proper noun

Eleutherian

One of two temples on the southern slope below the Acropolis.

Adjective

Eleutherian (comparative more Eleutherian, superlative most Eleutherian)

Pertaining to Eleutheria, the personification of freedom, or Zeus Eleutheria, the protector of freedom.

Noun

Eleutherian (plural Eleutherians)

One of a people of Ancient Greece, originally associated with Thebes but later granted rights with Athens.

A member of a splinter group of puritans led by Cotton Mather.

Source: Wiktionary



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23 November 2024

THEORETICAL

(adjective) concerned primarily with theories or hypotheses rather than practical considerations; “theoretical science”


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