单词 | celtdom |
释义 | Celtdomn. An area or region inhabited by Celtic or Celtic-speaking peoples; (now chiefly) those areas of the British Isles in which Celtic languages are, or were until recently, spoken. Also (more generally): Celtic peoples, languages, culture, etc., considered collectively. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Celtic people > [noun] Celtdom1841 Celtic fringe1885 1841 T. Carlyle Let. 25 June in T. Carlyle & R. W. Emerson Corr. (1886) I. 365 He..is to ‘read it [sc. Emerson's Essays]four times’..at Quimperle, in his native Celtdom! 1867 Fortn. Rev. Aug. 245 Some remark which seemed to hint that the tale told in the Mabinogion..had nothing to do with Celtdom, except that by some accident the heroes who figure in it are described as ancient Britons. 1911 W. Y. E. Wentz Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries ix. 435 In Ireland fairy trees are common; though throughout Celtdom sacred trees..are almost forgotten. 1976 Mythlore June 29/1 Many traits thought to be Old Celtic..have been better preserved, and for a longer time, in Gaelic Scotland than anywhere else in Celtdom. 1997 Guardian 1 Feb. (The Week section) 7/3 The future sound of Celtdom is here. 2007 Times 6 Oct. (Sport section) 91/1 Cheerfully flying the flag for Celtdom after the exit of Ireland and Wales, Scotland are aiming to wreck the dream. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.1841 |
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