单词 | melancholist |
释义 | melancholist Now rare or Obs.|ˈmɛlənkəlɪst| [f. melancholy + -ist.] † One of a ‘melancholic’ constitution (obs.); one affected with melancholia; in the 17th c. often applied contemptuously to religious enthusiasts.
1599H. Buttes Dyets drie Dinner L iv b, Doth helpe melanchollists onely, by moistning their dry constitution. 1676Glanvill Ess. vi. 29 The proud and fantastick Pretences of many of the conceited Melancholists in this Age. 1749G. Lavington Enthus. Meth. & Papists i. (1754) 2 Montanus..drew after him several religious Melancholists. 1806Med. Jrnl. XV. 212 Dr. G...visited the male ideots and melancholists. 1858Burton in Blackw. Mag. LXXXIII. 276 Our gallant captain, a notable melancholist, sat up till dawn. |

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