Home › Words › O › oakeshottianoakeshottianoakeshottian means of or relating to Michael Joseph Oakeshott (1901–1990), English philosopher and political theorist.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, oakeshottian ranks #36,620 of 42,752 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Oakeshott + -ian.adjOf or relating to Michael Joseph Oakeshott (1901–1990), English philosopher and political theorist.nounA proponent of Michael Oakeshott's theories.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ockhamist 61% match — A follower of Ockhamism. vs oakeshottian →popperian 59% match — Of or relating to the philosophy of philosopher Karl R. Popper. vs oakeshottian →oxfordist 55% match — A supporter of the Oxford movement. vs oakeshottian →hobbesian 55% match — Of, relating to, or influenced by Thomas Hobbes or his philosophical theories. vs oakeshottian →rothbardian 55% match — Of, pertaining to, or advocating the political or economic theories of Murray Rothbard. vs oakeshottian →aristotelian 53% match — A proponent of the philosophical or logical theories of Aristotle. vs oakeshottian →rawlsianism 53% match — The theories of John Rawls; support for these theories. vs oakeshottian →onsagerist 53% match — A proponent of Onsagerism. vs oakeshottian →