Hobbist
Hobbist noun: one who follows the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes; a Hobbesian.
Noun
Hobbist (plural Hobbists)
- One who follows the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes; a Hobbesian.
- [I]f a Chriſtian, vvho has the view of Happineſs and Miſery in another Life, be asked vvhy a Man muſt keep his VVord, he vvill give this as a Reaſon: Becauſe God, vvho has the Povver of eternal Life and Death, requires it of us. But if an Hobbiſt be asked vvhy; he vvill anſvver, Becauſe the Publick...1689 (indicated as 1690), [John Locke], “No Innate Practical Principles”, in An Essay Concerning Humane Understanding. […], London: […] Eliz[abeth] Holt, for Thomas Basset, […], →OCLC, book I, § 5...
- Many of the accused were Hobbists and Infidels, and some common ill-living Protestants: Shall all the Hobbists, and Infidels, and ill-living Protestants be Extirpated for their faults?1690, Richard Baxter, The English Nonconformity, As under King Charles II. and King James II. Truly Stated and Argued […] , page 265
Adjective
Hobbist (comparative more Hobbist, superlative most Hobbist)
- Hobbesian.
- He had a Hobbist vision of ‘the whole world consuming in the fire of envy one against another’, from which quietism was the only escape.1972, Christopher Hill, The World Turned Upside Down, Folio Society, published 2016, page 177
Synonyms of Hobbist
Forms of Hobbist
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | Hobbists |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more Hobbist |
| superlative | most Hobbist |
Origin of Hobbist
From Hobbes + -ist.
Questions about Hobbist
- What does Hobbist mean?
- Hobbist means one who follows the doctrines of Thomas Hobbes; a Hobbesian.
- What part of speech is Hobbist?
- Hobbist can be a noun or an adjective.
- What is the plural of Hobbist?
- The plural of Hobbist is Hobbists.
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