| 单词 | christian-oriented |
| 释义 | > as lemmasChristian-oriented C2. (a) Forming adjectives with the sense ‘that has (a) Christian ——’, by combining with a noun + -ed, as in Christian-hearted, Christian-minded, etc., and derived nouns, as in Christian-mindedness, etc. (b) As a modifier, with the sense ‘by Christians’, ‘on or towards Christians’, as in Christian-controlled, Christian-oriented, etc. ΚΠ 1598 F. Hastings Watch-word to English-men 126 Hauing aduentured to make this rude collection of a matter most necessarie to be vnderstoode, and thought of, by al true christian harted English-men. 1798 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 370 He is a sensible, christian-hearted man. 1840 S. Austin tr. L. von Ranke Hist. Popes of Rome I. i. ii. 72 In such a state of things, genuine Christian-mindedness and faith were out of the question. 1880 R. D. Blackmore Erema xlix A selfishness..by no means Christian-minded. 1929 Arlington Heights (Illinois) Herald 12 July 1/1 This world cannot be a White-controlled world and a Christian-controlled world. 1994 World-Herald (Omaha, Nebraska) 24 Dec. 40/3 Teresa..started a Christian-oriented bulletin board system. < as lemmas |
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