opinator 
Opinatort (.op'i-na-tor), n. [= F. </'""''" = It. 
opinatore, <. L. /((//, one who supposes or 
conjectures. < npinari, suppose: see opiiir.'} An 
opinionated person, liiirroir. Works, II. xii. 
Opine (o-pin'), i'.; prct. ami pp. "/"/'"'* PI'r. 
opining. [< OF. (and F.) y'rr = Sp. opium- 
= It. 'opiiiare, < L. opinari, suppose, deem, 
think, < "opium, thinking, expecting, only in 
negati ve IIK--II/H 'mix, not expecting, also pasMv. - 
Iv, not expected, i/i-ii/iiintx, not expected : akin 
to optare, choose, desire, and to apisci, obtain : 
aeeoptatciim\ni>t. Hence n/i/iiinii. etc.] I. i- 
traiis. To think; suppo-e. 
In al 
are ullo 
4127 
II. trans. To oppose stubbornly. 
The party still opiniatred his election for very many days. 
Clarendon, Religion and Policy, \ iii. (Knciic. Diet.) 
opiniatretyt, Same as i>iiiiiin,<ii-i-ii/. 
I was extremely concerned at his opiniatrety in leaving 
me. Pope. 
n. Same as 
(o-pin'i-kus), n. 
perhaps based on L. 
suppose: see opine.] A heraldic 
monster, half dragon and half 
lion. It is the crest of the Lon- 
don Company of Barber Sur- 
.11 deliberations of Importance where counscllours ergons, and is perhaps used only 
lowed freely to opyne & shew their conceits, good P ., . ' :...., 
in this instance. 
Opinions. 
lierswasiun is no lease requisite then speach it selfe. rVprhal 
Puttenham, Arte of Eng. Poesle, p. 118. Opining (O-pl ning), . [Verbal 
II. tram. To think ; be of opinion that. " of P ine < '] P imon notl "' a 
Very few examine the marrow and inside of things, but 
take them upon the credit of customary ofn'nino*. 
Jer. Taylor (V), Artif. Handsomeness, p. 131. 
But did opine it might be better 
By Penny- Post to send a Letter. 
Prior, To Fleetwood Shepherd (18S9). 
or holds opinion (o-pm yon), . [< ME. opinion, opyn- change jrnWic opinion 
' T,, H l, ,1m ArtFf Handsome ?"". l>P>y< < * F - "I'"" " = fe P- V""* * = L H a " y i>18t TM!'' 
. luyloi (T), Artif. Haw ^ K . optmOo = \i. opinione, oppimone, o^cnioM', has a "central idea," 
<*A N *,! .. rAlur, < L. oj>inio(H-), supposition, conjecture, opin- ' 
in-i-as ter), n. and n. [Also .1 2l*i = Syn. 1. Brhef, Con 
opiner (o-pl'ner) 
an opinion. Jer, 
ness, p. 157. 
opiniastert (o-pin-i-as'ter), a. and 
' 
<>piniantn; opiniatrt; < OF. opiniastre, F. opi- 
ii i lit re, stubborn in opinion, obstinate, < L. opi- 
nin(ii-), opinion, + dim. suffix -aster, used ad- 
jectively, as in olivaster.] I. a. Unduly at- 
tached to one's own opinion, or stiff in adher- 
ing to it; characterized by opinionativeness. 
Men are so far in love with their own opiniastre conceits, 
as they cannot patiently endure opposition. 
nalevjh, Arts of Empire, xiv. 
If you have no mercy upon them, yet spare your selfe, 
lest you bejftde the good galloway, your owne opiniastcr 
wit, and make the very conceit It selfe blush with spur- 
galling. Milton, On Def. of Dumb. Kemonst. 
II. n. An opinionated person; one who is ob- 
stinate in asserting or adhering to his own opin- 
ions. 
As for lesser projects, and those opiniasteri which make 
up plebeian parties, I know my lines to be diametrall against 
them. 
Bp. Gauden, Tears of the Church, Pref., p. 12. (Damet.) 
opiniastretyt (6-pin-i-as'tre-ti), n. [Also opi- 
iiiastrete, opiniatrety, opiniatrity ; < OF. opini- 
nxtrete, F. opinidtrete, stubbornness of opinion, 
< opiniimtre, stubborn in opinion: see opinias- 
ter.~] Opinionativeness; stiffness or obstinacy 
in holding opinions. 
And little thinks Heretick madness she 
At God Himself lift* up her desperate heels 
Whene'er her proud Opiniastrete 
Against Ecclesiastick Sanctions swells. 
J. Beaumont, Psyche, xvi. 203. 
opiniastroust (o-pin-i-as'trus), a. [< opmiaster 
+ -011.1.'] Same as opiuinster. Milton. 
opiniatet (o-pin'i-at), v. t. [For "opinate, < L. 
<>)>iitatux, pp. of opinari, think, suppose: see 
opine. For opiniate, opiniative, no L. basis ap- 
pears.] To maintain dogmatically or obsti- 
nately. 
They did opiniate two principles, not distinct only, but 
contrary the one to the other. Barrow, Works, II. xii. 
opiniatet (o-pin'i-at), a. [For 'opinate, < L. opi- 
iiatus: see opinate, v.] Opinionated; obstinate 
in opinion. Up. Bedell, To Mr. Woddesworth, 
p. 3'J.">. 
opiniatedt (o-pin'i-a-ted), a. [< opiniate + -erf 2 .] 
Unduly attached to one's own opinions. 
opiniativet (o-pin'i-a-tiv), a. [< OF. opiniatif, 
oppiitiatif; as opiniiitc + -ire. Cf. opinntii-i. 
opiiiiona'lipe.] 1. Stiff in adhering to precon- 
ceived opinions or notions; opinionative. 
As touching your conuersation. ye are too nmche olwti- 
nate, and in the maner of disputation extremely opiniaKue. 
Guevara, Letters (tr. by Hellowes, 1677X p. 371. 
2. Imagined; not proved; of the nature of mere 
opinion. 
'Tis the more difficult to tliul out verity, because it is 
in such inconsiderable proportions scattered in a mass of 
opiniative uncertainties, like the silver in Hiero's crown 
of gold. Gtannltt, Vanity of Dogmatizing, viL 
opiniatively (o-pin'i-a-tiv-li), adr. In an opin- 
iative manner; conceitedly. 
opiniativeness (o-pin'i-a-tiv-nes), n. The state 
of beiii"; opiniative : undue stiffness in opinion. 
opiniatort (o-pin'i-a-tor), . [For opinator, 
q. v.] One who holds obstinately to his own 
opinion ; an opinionative person. 
I'nless, instead of an able man. you desire to have him 
an insignificant wrangler, opiniatttr in discourse, and prid- 
ing himself in contradicting others. 
Locke, Education, i 189. 
opiniatret, a. Same as opiniastfr. 
opiniatret. . [< opiniatre, a.] I. intrana. To 
cling obstinately to one's own opinions. Xortn, 
Kxameii, ]i. 649. 
opinionist 
What iqiinviu will the managing 
of this affair bring toiny wuwlmn ? 
/ieau. mul AY., Thieiry and 'I heodoret, 111. 4 
1 mean you have the opinion 
Of a valiant gentleman. Shirley, Gamester. 
3f. Dogmatism; opinionativeness. [Hare.] 
Your reasons at dinner have been sharp and sententious; 
. . . witty without ;iitivti..n. audacious without IIHI/II 
[A feigned name, dency, learned without opinion, and strangi without In-r- 
egy. iSVioJr., 1.. L. I... v. 1. 6. 
Indagatory suspension of opinion*. See indaaatory. 
Oath of opinion, in Xrof* taw, same as opinion *ci- 
dence.- Opinion evidence, in /air, testimony which may 
be received from skilled witnesses or experts to matters 
of fact tile knowledge of which resU partly In opinion . 
as whether a person was sane, or whether a ship was sea- 
worthy. Called In Scots law oath a/opinion. Per curtam 
Opinion, In law, an opinion concurred In by the whole 
bench ; more specifically, one expressed as "by the court, " 
or "per curiam," without indicating which judge drew it 
up. Public opinion, the prevailing view, in a given com- 
munity, on any matter of general concern or Interest ; also, 
such views collectively. 
Our government rests in public opinion. Whoever can 
' ion can change the government practi 
Public opinion, on any subject, always 
" from which all IU minor thoughts 
Lincoln, The Century, XXXIV. 109. 
= Syn. 1. Belie/, Conviction, etc. (see permation) ; seuti- 
it, notion, idea, view, Imprea&ion. 
uu, N !// mel , t Ilot i on i(lea vleWj impression. 
A judgment formed or a conclusion reached: OD jui on j (6-pin'you), v. t. [< opinion, .] To 
especially, a judgment formed on evidence that fa^ . op j n e 
does not produce knowledge or certainty ; one's ' ' devold ^ 
view Of a matter; what one thinks, as distm- (Umeil8lon lB generally opinioned. Ulanvilie, Seep. 8cl. 
guished from what one knows to be true O pinionable (6-pin'yon-a-bl), a. [< opinion + 
[Hlelr eftyr folouis ane lytil trecty of the Iiistruccloun J^ -j Capal j le of b^g made ma tter of opin- 
ion; admitting of a variety of opinions: op- 
posed to dogmatic. Bp. Ellicott. 
opinionastert, a. [< opinion + -aster: see ojritti- 
<.] Opinionated. 
A man . 
of the tlgiiris of annes and of the Masoning of the samyn, 
eftir the fraynche opinyon. 
//art. MS., quoted in Booke of Precedence (E. E. T. S., 
[extra ser.), Forewords, p. xlx. 
So moche hathe the Erthe In roundnesse, and of heghte 
enviroun, aftre myn opynyoun and myn undlrstondynge. 
Mandemlle, Travels, p. 186. 
most passionate and opinionattre. 
Pepyi, Diary, July 3, 166ft 
Opinion . . . is the admitting or receiving any proposi- 
tion for true upon arguments or proofs that are found to opimonatet (o-pin yon-at),fl. [< opinion + -ate '*.] 
persuade us to receive it as true, without certain know- H ar uig an opinion or belief; having a view or 
belief of a kind indicated ; stiff in opinion ; firm- 
ly or unduly adhering to one's own opinion ; ob- 
stinate in opinion. 
st i :il 10 divideth the Chaldaians Into sects, Orcheni, Bor 
ledge that It ia so. 
/.'.,;,(', Human Understanding, IV. xv. 3. 
By opinion then is meant not merely a lower degree of 
persuasion, a more feeble belief, but a belief held as the 
result of inference and not of direct perception. 
Encyc. Brit., VIIL 741. 
Specifically (a) The estimate which one forms regarding 
persons or things with reference to their character, quail opinionated (o-pill 'yon-a-ted), a. [< opinionatf 
' -ed 2 ."] Same as opinionate, and now the usual 
, 
sipenl, and others, diversly optnioualt ot the same things. 
Punhat, Pilgrimage, p. S3. 
. 7. 33. 
Bacon. 
form. 
People of clear heads are what the world calls opinion- 
ated. Shenttonc. 
You are not in the least opinionated; It is simply your 
good fortune to look upon the affairs of the world from 
the right point of view. 
C. D. Warner, Backlog Studies, p. 29. 
ties, etc. : as, to have a poor opinion of a man's honesty, 
or of the efficiency of some arrangement or contrivance ; 
a poor opinion of one's self. 
I hare bought 
Golden opinions from all sorts of people. 
SAo*., Macbeth, I 
(6) Favorable judgment or estimate ; estimation. 
However, I have no opinion of these things. 
It is not another man's opinion can make me happy. 
Burton, Anat of MeL, p. 172. opinionatelyt (o-piu'yon-at-li), adr. Obstiuate- 
(c) Judgment or persuasion, held more or less intelligent- ]y ; conceitedly. 
ly or firmly; conviction: often in the plural: as,one'spo- opmionatistt (o-pin'ypn-a-tist), n. [< opinioii- 
litical opinions. a(e + _^ ( -> ^ O pi n { ona ted person ; an opin- 
How long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be ; nT1 ! a t 
God, follow him ; but if Baal, then follow him. 
1 K i . xvlil 21. If we would hearken to the pernicious counsels of some 
of a man's opinions, what do we mean 8nch opinionatisU. ^ 
o f t,<iH,Mit> wMnh hp hanrw>nft tn hflvt>. fCnton, . 
and does no 
flclent proof 
(d) A Judgment 
sentiment or feeling than by reason ; especially, views so 
held by many at once, collectively regarded as constituting 
a social force which tends to control the minds of men and 
determine their action. 
Time's office is to flue the hate of foes, 
To eat up errors by opinion bred. 
SAn*., Lucrece, 1. 937. 
And I am afraid my former high esteem of his preach- 
tached to one's own opinions. 
What pestilential Influences the genius of enthusiasme 
or opinionative zeal has upon the publicke peace Is so evi- 
dent from experience that it needes not be prov'd from 
reason. Bp. Parker, Platonkk Philos., p. 70. 
Oh! what have I done to you, that you should name 
that insolent Intruder A confident opinionative Kop? 
SUele, Grief A-la-Mode, ii. 1. 
ing was more out of opinion than judgment Opinionatively (6-pin'yon-a-tiv-li), adv. In an 
p;/, Diary, L . O pj u j ona ti v e manner; with undue fondness for 
one's own opinions ; stubbornly, 
opinionativeness (o-pin'yon-a-tiv-nes), n. The 
state or character of being opinionative; ex- 
cessive attachment to one's own opinions ; ob- 
stinacy in opinion. 
opinionatort (o-pin'yon-a-tor), n. [( opinion- 
titt + -or. Cf. opinator, opiniator."] One who 
is inclined to form or adopt opinions without 
sufficient knowledge; an opinionative person. 
South, Works, I. viii. 
drede'yenotV^OTVbl'novrththeaethliTgestobedoii.lint opinioned (o-pin'yond), n. [< opinion + -/-.] 
jiot yit anoon Is the ende. Wydif, Mark xlii. 7. Attached to particular opinions; conceited; 
opinionated. 
opinionist (o-pin'von-ist), . [< opinion + -int.'] 
1 . One who is unduly attached to his own opin- 
Opinion, whether well or ill founded, is the governing 
principle of human affairs. A. Hamilton, Works, L 58. 
(t) Common notion or idea ; belief. 
The opinion of [belief in ] Faeries and elf es is very old, and 
yet stlcketh very religiously in the myndes of some. 
Spenser, Shep. Cal., June, Glosse. 
Hence ariseth the furious endeavour of godless and ob- 
durate sinners to extinguish in themselves the opinion of 
[belief in] God. Hooker, Eccles. Polity, vi. 3. 
(/) Rumor; report. 
And whanne ye here batelis and opynj/owiw of batels, 
Busy opinion is an idle fool. 
That as a school-rod keeps a child in awe. 
(g) A professional judgment on a case submitted for ex- 
amination : as, a legal or medical opinion. 
2t. Standing in the eyes of one's neighbors or 
society at large ; reputation ; especially, favor- 
able reputation; credit. 
Thou hast redeem'd thy lost opinion. 
Shot.. 1 Hen. IV.. v. 4. 48. 
ions. 
Every conceited opinionut sets up an infallible chair In 
his own brain. UlanvOle, To Albius. 
2. [cfl/>.] One of a religious body in the fifteenth 
century which rejected the Pope because he 
did not conform to the poverty of Jesus Christ. 
