tagorean · adj — of, relating to, or resembling Rabindranath Tagore (the Bengali polymath) or his family.
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tagorean is pronounced /ˌtəˈɡɔː.ɹi.ən/.
Why “tagorean” is a great word
Of, relating to, or resembling the Bengali polymath Rabindranath Tagore, his family, or his ideas; also, a follower or scholar thereof. From the surname Tagore (of Rabindranath Tagore) + the English adjectival suffix -ean (meaning 'of or pertaining to'). Unlike "Bengali"—which speaks broadly to a language, culture, or people—or "Modernist"—which denotes a wide artistic movement—Tagorean signifies a specific, luminous constellation of thought and artistic sensibility born from one man. It is the scent of petrichor rising from the pages of *Gitanjali*, the deliberate, un-rushed cadence of a line recited in the bard's own voice, and the silhouette of a solitary schoolhouse at Santiniketan against a vast, open sky—a vision of enlightenment that insisted on remaining rooted.
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Etymology
From Tagore + -ean.
adj
- Of, relating to, or resembling Rabindranath Tagore (the Bengali polymath) or his family.e.g.“Santiniketan is an example of the Tagorean philosophy of education.”
noun
- A follower or scholar of Rabindranath Tagore or his family.
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