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Definition of Goethian
1. Adjective. Of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Goethian
Literary usage of Goethian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Goethian, Goethean (ge'ti-an, ge'tf-an), o. [< Goethe (see def.) + -taw, -e«w.]
Pertaining to or characteristic of the great German poet Johann Wolfgang von ..."
2. On Liberty by John Stuart Mill (1865)
"... the latter half of the eighteenth century ; and a third, of still briefer
duration, in the intellectual fermentation of Germany during the Goethian and ..."
3. On Liberty by John Stuart Mill (1921)
"... the latter half of the eighteenth century ; and a third, of still briefer
duration, in the intellectual fermentation of Germany during the Goethian and ..."