|emə(r)|sōnēən, -ōnyən adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Ralph W. Emerson died 1882 American writer + English -ian
: like or relating to Ralph Waldo Emerson, his writings, or his theories — see transcendentalism 1b
• em·er·so·nian·ism -ēəˌnizəm, -yəˌ- noun -s usually capitalized