anythingarian

noun
/ˌɛnɪθɪŋˈɛəɹɪən/UK

Etymology

From anything + -arian, by analogy with unitarian, trinitarian, etc.

  1. inherited from aniþing
  2. inherited from anything
  3. suffixed as anythingarian — “anything + arian

Definitions

  1. A person who does not profess any particular creed

    A person who does not profess any particular creed; an indifferentist.

    • Such bifarious anythingarians, that always make their interest the standard of their religion.
    • Lady Smart. What Religion is he of? Ld. Sparkiſh. Why he is an Anythingarian. Lady Anſw. I believe, he has his Religion to chuſe, my Lord.
    • They made puir Robbie Burns an anythingarian with their blethers.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA