the brights (NY times op-ed)

[Barnhart]

zwicky at CSLI.STANFORD.EDU,Net writes:
>has the history of the phrase "secular humanism" been charted?  who
>first used the expression, in what context, and how has its use
>changed over the years?

Dear Arnold (and other listers):

Try checking with MW.  In MW10 the e.q. is 1933 (seems early, RHU has
1980-85).  The earliest date I have penciled in the margin of BDC (Vol.
2) is 1976.  Bloomsbury (Green's Neologisms, c. 1991) has an e.q. 1981.

Regards (and keep depending on friends.  They're the best safety net
there is.)

David

barnhart at barnhart@highlands.com