Definition of Misoneists

1. Noun. (plural of misoneist) ¹

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Definition of Misoneists

1. misoneist [n] - See also: misoneist

Lexicographical Neighbors of Misoneists

misogynous
misogyny
misologia
misologies
misologist
misologists
misology
misomania
misomaniac
misomaniacal
misomaniacs
misomusist
misoneism
misoneisms
misoneist
misoneists (current term)
misonidazole
misopedia
misoperate
misoperated
misoperates
misoperating
misoperation
misoperations
misopinion
misopinions
misoprostol
misorder
misordered
misordering

Literary usage of Misoneists

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Monist by Hegeler Institute (1891)
""Children," say they, "women, savages are curious, lovers of novelties, and misoneists are so far from being ignorant that you yourself refer to them as ..."

2. Ireland's Literary Renaissance by Ernest Augustus Boyd (1922)
"... news-issue," to exasperate the misoneists. Instead we find an ironic detachment and a serene pleasure in the philosophic examination of modern ideals. ..."

3. The Unknown Guest by Maurice Maeterlinck (1914)
"With the exception of two or three sceptics or convinced misoneists and of those who made too short a stay at Elberfeld, all were unanimous in recognizing ..."

4. A Text-book of Psychiatry for Physicians and Students by Leonardo Bianchi (1906)
"They are, as Lombroso happily characterizes them, misoneists par excellence. Every new adaptation presents to them almost insurmountable difficulties, ..."

5. Ireland's Literary Renaissance: Further Reviews of Diaries from the by Arthur Ponsonby Ponsonby (1922)
"... news-issue," to exasperate the misoneists. Instead we find an ironic detachment and a serene pleasure in the philosophic examination of modern ideals. ..."

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