Third Period
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
NOMINALISM REVIVED (To the 16th cent.). Thomas de Bradwardme, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1349), The Profound Doctor.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Third Period” mean?
NOMINALISM REVIVED (To the 16th cent.). Thomas de Bradwardme, Archbishop of Canterbury (d. 1349), The Profound Doctor.
Is “Third Period” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.