Baconian

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, a.
     Of or pertaining to Lord Francis Bacon, or to his system of
     philosophy.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]