'Baconian' definitions:
Definition of 'Baconian'
From: GCIDE
- Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, a. Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of philosophy. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Baconian'
From: GCIDE
- Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, n.
- 1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- 2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the works commonly attributed to Shakespeare. [Webster 1913 Suppl.]
- Baconian method, the inductive method. See Induction. [1913 Webster]