Viconian

English

Etymology

From Vico +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Viconian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the Italian philosopher Giambattista Vico and his cyclical theory of history.

   Synonym: Vichian

   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 200:

     In man's perception of the prostitute is a progression of four stages that recall the stages of the Viconian cycle of history: the Age of Gods, the Age of Heroes, the Age of Men, and the Age of Chaos.