Baconian
adjective
Ba·co·ni·an
bā-ˈkō-nē-ən 
1
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Francis Bacon or his doctrines
2
: of or relating to those who believe that Francis Bacon wrote the works usually attributed to Shakespeare
Baconian
noun
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By 1800, when industrialization was truly taking off in Great Britain, there had already been a widespread diffusion within British society of a Baconian scientific mentality that prized tinkering, experimentation, and rational argumentation.
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Peer Vries, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2016
Almost all the revelations are already revealed: the Baconian literature includes testimonies from Bacon’s critical patron David Sylvester; his fellow artist and slummer Lucian Freud; his drinking friend Dan Farson; and his assistant Michael Peppiatt.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021
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Peer Vries, Foreign Affairs, 8 Dec. 2016
Almost all the revelations are already revealed: the Baconian literature includes testimonies from Bacon’s critical patron David Sylvester; his fellow artist and slummer Lucian Freud; his drinking friend Dan Farson; and his assistant Michael Peppiatt.
—Dominic Green, WSJ, 26 Feb. 2021
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“Baconian.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Baconian. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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