Pernicious
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| + | "[[Puritanism]] no longer employs the thumbscrew and lash; but it still has a most [[pernicious]] hold on the minds and feelings of the [[American people]]."--''[[The Hypocrisy of Puritanism]]'' by Emma Goldman | ||
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| + | "The chief culprit in the spread of this [[pernicious literature]] he referred to [[Mr. Vizetelly]], [...] Mr. [[Vizetelly]] boasted that at the present time he was selling in England 1,000 copies of the writings of [[Zola]] weekly."--"[[Pernicious Literature]]" (1889) | ||
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| + | "Better were it that such literature <nowiki>[</nowiki>[[erotic literature]]<nowiki>]</nowiki> did not exist. I consider it [[pernicious]] and [[hurtful]] to the [[immature]] but at the same time I hold that, in certain circumstances, its study is [[necessary]], if not beneficial." -- ''[[Catena Librorum Tacendorum]]'' (1885) by Ashbee | ||
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| + | [[Image:Pernicious literature.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Frontispiece of "[[Pernicious Literature]]" (1889)]] | ||
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| + | # Causing [[death]] or [[injury]]; [[deadly]]. | ||
| + | # Causing much [[harm]] in a subtle way. | ||
| + | ==Etymology== | ||
| + | From Middle English, from Old French ''pernicios'', from Latin ''perniciōsus'' (“[[destructive]]”), from ''perniciēs'' (“destruction”), from ''per'' (“through”) + ''nex'' (“[[slaughter]], [[death]]”). | ||
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| + | ==See also== | ||
| + | * [[Pernicious Literature]] | ||
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"Puritanism no longer employs the thumbscrew and lash; but it still has a most pernicious hold on the minds and feelings of the American people."--The Hypocrisy of Puritanism by Emma Goldman "The chief culprit in the spread of this pernicious literature he referred to Mr. Vizetelly, [...] Mr. Vizetelly boasted that at the present time he was selling in England 1,000 copies of the writings of Zola weekly."--"Pernicious Literature" (1889) "Better were it that such literature [erotic literature] did not exist. I consider it pernicious and hurtful to the immature but at the same time I hold that, in certain circumstances, its study is necessary, if not beneficial." -- Catena Librorum Tacendorum (1885) by Ashbee |
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Etymology
From Middle English, from Old French pernicios, from Latin perniciōsus (“destructive”), from perniciēs (“destruction”), from per (“through”) + nex (“slaughter, death”).
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