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Definition of Petrifier
1. Noun. (very rare) person or other object that petrifies, either literally or figuratively. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Petrifier
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petrifier
Literary usage of Petrifier
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language by Walter William Skeat (1882)
"... ie to act like a spoilt child; and finally pet, sb., a fit of wilfulness.
petrify, to turn into stone. (F. — Gk. and L.) F. petrifier; as if from a L. ..."
2. Philomythus, an Antidote Against Credulity: A Discussion of Cardinal Newman by Edwin Abbott Abbott (1891)
"... to Newman's " parallels"—between Almighty God, reported as a petrifier of
unlawfully dressed fowls, ..."
3. Complete Shorthand Manual for Self-instruction and for Use in Colleges by Alfred Day (1895)
"But wealth as the means of an idle or a voluptuous life, wealth as the fosterer
of pride and the petrifier of the human heart, wealth as the iron rod with ..."
4. Human Traits and Their Social Significance by Irwin Edman (1920)
"That habit is at once the conserver and the petrifier of society has long been
recognized by social philosophers. There is one habit, however, ..."
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