absolventn.adj.

Brit.

/əbˈzɒlvənt/, U.S.

/əbˈzɔlv(ə)nt/,

/æbˈzɔlv(ə)nt/,

/əbˈzɑlv(ə)nt/,

/æbˈzɑlv(ə)nt/; see also absolve v.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin absolvent-, absolvēns, absolvere.

Etymology: < classical Latin absolvent-, absolvēns, present participle of absolvere absolve v. Compare earlier absolvant n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ̆bsǫ·lvĕnt, æ̆bz-) /æbˈsɒlvənt/, /æbz-/.

A. n.

A person who or thing which absolves (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [noun] > person giving

absolvant1502

absolver1582

absolvent1651

1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xlii. 275 This Forgiveness or Absolution, in case the absolved have but a feigned Repentance, is thereby without other act, or sentence of the Absolvent, made void.

1812 'Miss Byron' Englishman III. 216 We are not capable of judging ourselves impartially; some softening absolvent will be cast into the scale, which shall quiet our scruples.

1855 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 22 2 Patriotism is now the..too ready absolvent from a sense of private responsibility.

1870 J. C. Mintzing in I. Raymond Southland Writers II. 926 His joyous, expansive heart, ever life-giving, received and gave forth without ceasing, emphatically an absolvent.

1908 E. A. Fletcher Law of Rhythmic Breath xvi. 183 While it [sc. water] is the great solvent, it is also the absolvent and purifier.

1928 R. L. Finney Sociol. Philos. Educ. xix. 368 Perhaps the most deadly absolvent of professorial responsibility for effective teaching is the normal distribution curve.

1992 P. Bonosky Devils in Amber 61 Nor is it sufficient today to cite anti-‘Stalinism’ as an automatic absolvent of all acts which..would be considered as nothing but crimes.

B. adj.

That absolves (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > exculpated > exculpatory

expurgatory1646

disculpatory?1756

exculpatory1781

absolvent1825

exculpativea1832

expurgatorial1854

1825 W. McGavin Protestant (ed. 6) II. lxxiv. 186 Here I was kindly offered a drink of this absolvent water; but as I was not accustomed to assume the sacred character, I deemed it proper to make my escape.

1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) x. 159 Still bounds through nature's veins the sanative juice Absolvent of disease.

1922 Art Bull. 5 32 To point like a tongue of flame toward the absolvent sacrificial lamb.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	absolvent
释义	absolventn.adj. Brit. /əbˈzɒlvənt/, U.S. /əbˈzɔlv(ə)nt/, /æbˈzɔlv(ə)nt/, /əbˈzɑlv(ə)nt/, /æbˈzɑlv(ə)nt/; see also absolve v. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin absolvent-, absolvēns, absolvere. Etymology: < classical Latin absolvent-, absolvēns, present participle of absolvere absolve v. Compare earlier absolvant n. N.E.D. (1884) gives the pronunciation as (æ̆bsǫ·lvĕnt, æ̆bz-) /æbˈsɒlvənt/, /æbz-/. A. n. A person who or thing which absolves (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [noun] > person giving absolvant1502 absolver1582 absolvent1651 1651 T. Hobbes Leviathan iii. xlii. 275 This Forgiveness or Absolution, in case the absolved have but a feigned Repentance, is thereby without other act, or sentence of the Absolvent, made void. 1812 'Miss Byron' Englishman III. 216 We are not capable of judging ourselves impartially; some softening absolvent will be cast into the scale, which shall quiet our scruples. 1855 Tait's Edinb. Mag. 22 2 Patriotism is now the..too ready absolvent from a sense of private responsibility. 1870 J. C. Mintzing in I. Raymond Southland Writers II. 926 His joyous, expansive heart, ever life-giving, received and gave forth without ceasing, emphatically an absolvent. 1908 E. A. Fletcher Law of Rhythmic Breath xvi. 183 While it [sc. water] is the great solvent, it is also the absolvent and purifier. 1928 R. L. Finney Sociol. Philos. Educ. xix. 368 Perhaps the most deadly absolvent of professorial responsibility for effective teaching is the normal distribution curve. 1992 P. Bonosky Devils in Amber 61 Nor is it sufficient today to cite anti-‘Stalinism’ as an automatic absolvent of all acts which..would be considered as nothing but crimes. B. adj. That absolves (in various senses). ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [adjective] > exculpated > exculpatory expurgatory1646 disculpatory?1756 exculpatory1781 absolvent1825 exculpativea1832 expurgatorial1854 1825 W. McGavin Protestant (ed. 6) II. lxxiv. 186 Here I was kindly offered a drink of this absolvent water; but as I was not accustomed to assume the sacred character, I deemed it proper to make my escape. 1877 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 10) x. 159 Still bounds through nature's veins the sanative juice Absolvent of disease. 1922 Art Bull. 5 32 To point like a tongue of flame toward the absolvent sacrificial lamb. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1651
随便看	ciliater ciliates ciliatest ciliatifoliate ciliation ciliations ciliato ciliato- ciliato-dentate ciliato-serrate ciliatodentate ciliatoserrate cilice cilices cilician cilicious cilicism ciliferous ciliform ciliiferous ciliiform cilio-retinal cilio-spinal ciliobrachiate ciliograde