Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, n.
   1. One who adheres to the philosophy of Lord Bacon.

   2. One who maintains that Lord Bacon is the author of the
      works commonly attributed to Shakespeare.

Baconian \Ba*co"ni*an\, a.
   Of or pertaining to Lord Bacon, or to his system of
   philosophy.

   {Baconian method}, the inductive method. See {Induction}.