单词 | aggiornamento |
释义 | aggiornamenton. A process of modernization of the policies and institutions of the Roman Catholic Church, initiated by the Second Vatican Council (1962–5). Also in extended use with reference to other institutions or societies. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the present (time) > [noun] > modernity > modernizing modernization1770 modernizing1829 updating1959 aggiornamento1962 update1968 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > pope > individual popes > [noun] > policy of John XXIII aggiornamento1962 1962 Life 12 Oct. 102/2 The aggiornamento and the spiritual renewal for which the Pope appeals are difficult concepts for earthbound men to translate into concrete terms. 1966 New Statesman 17 June 867/3 It is certainly absurd to think of a Paris-Moscow axis. The Russians are and will be extremely respectful to the General. They also know that he has been encouraging the aggiornamento in popular democracies, particularly in Rumania. 1969 Daily Tel. 9 Apr. 18/4 The splendid garb traditionally worn by Princes of the Church is the latest victim of aggiornamento. 1970 B. Brewster tr. L. Althusser & E. Balibar Reading Capital (1975) ii. v. 142 The ambiguous example of the Vatican II ‘aggiornamento’ is a sufficiently striking proof: the effect and sign of an indisputable evolution, but at the same time a skilful adjustment to history. 1984 P. Hebblethwaite John XXIII xiv. 313 On January 25, 1959, John announced not only the convening of the Council but also a synod for the diocese of Rome and the aggiornamento of canon law. 1990 M. Martin Keys of this Blood i. v. 143 The first prime characteristic of the new papal stance as John XXIII presented it was summed up on one word: aggiornamento—an ‘updating’. 2003 Foreign Affairs May 77 He could well be the harbinger of the great transformation, or aggiornamento, of the Latin American left that has been so long in coming. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1962 |
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