"Butlerian" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more Butlerian [comparative], most Butlerian [superlative]
Etymology: From Butler + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Butler|ian}} Butler + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} Butlerian (comparative more Butlerian, superlative most Butlerian)
  1. Of or relating to Samuel Butler (1835–1902), iconoclastic Victorian author.
    Sense id: en-Butlerian-en-adj-983nikNG
  2. Of or relating to Judith Butler (born 1956), American philosopher focused on feminism, queer theory, and ethics. Categories (topical): Feminism
    Sense id: en-Butlerian-en-adj-oAe8flC0 Disambiguation of Feminism: 9 73 18 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ian, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 52 35 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 20 50 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 12 54 34 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 60 32

Noun

Forms: Butlerians [plural]
Etymology: From Butler + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Butler|ian}} Butler + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} Butlerian (plural Butlerians)
  1. An advocate of a form of Lamarckism put forward by Samuel Butler and Ewald Hering
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