| 释义 |
assumptionist|əˈsʌm(p)ʃənɪst|
[f. assumption + -ist.]
1. One who bases his arguments on assumption.
1891G. A. Denison Let. 9 Mar. in Fifty Years at East Brent (1902) 344 He is a remarkable assumptionist—he is no logician.
2. R.C. Ch. A member of the congregation entitled Augustinians of the Assumption, ‘which had its origin in the College of the Assumption, established at Nîmes, in France, in 1843’ (Cath. Encycl.).
1898Westm. Gaz. 30 Sept. 6/2 An article in the Croix by its editor, the Assumptionist Father Bailly. 1901Daily News 7 Jan. 4/7 The Assumptionists, who have played such an infamous part in French politics the last three years. |