Holmesian

comparative more Holmesian · superlative most Holmesian

1. Of or pertaining to the fictional detective Sherlock Holmes or his investigations, methods, or sayings.

   Holmesian powers of observation

plural Holmesians

1. A fan of the character Sherlock Holmes; one who studies or enjoys the Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.

   After the decision was made, a group of local Holmesians in charge of planning the exhibition decided to re-create the sitting room at 221b Baker Street.

   2010, Steven Doyle, David A. Crowder, Sherlock Holmes for Dummies, Wiley Publishing, Inc., published 2010, →ISBN, page 290

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   So great a protest arose from 20,000 Holmesians, including Queen Victoria and her family, that Doyle revived the character in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), “The Adventure of the Empty House” (1903), and “The Adventure of the Second Stain” (1904).

   2005, Mary Ellen Snodgrass, Encyclopedia of Gothic Literature, Facts on File, published 2005, →ISBN, page 179

   Sunday's episode, the first of three installments, is "A Study in Pink," a nod to the 1887 Doyle novel "A Study in Scarlet" that introduced the Holmes character and a title that could be the equivalent of waving a red flag in front of traditional Holmesians.

   2010 October 21, Ellen Gray, “Get clued in on the 'Masterpiece Mystery!: Sherlock' miniseries”, in Philadelphia Inquirer