church alen.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃ eɪl/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃ ˌeɪl/

Forms: see church n.¹ and adj. and ale n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, ale n.

Etymology: < church n.¹ + ale n.

historical since 18th cent.

A festivity during which ale is drunk, held by or in connection with a church esp. to raise money for church repair, the poor, etc. Also: the ale drunk at such a festivity. Cf. ale n. 2, kirk-ale n., scot-ale n.The ale drunk or the malt for brewing it was sometimes contributed by the parishioners themselves.Church ales were suppressed at the Reformation, and forbidden by canon from being held in any church or churchyard (see quot. 1604). However it is clear that the practice continued for some time afterwards, probably dying out during the early 18th cent.

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1448 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 89 (MED) For a taverne that ys ymade of ye Churche ale.

1454 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 95 (MED) For expenses atte Cherche ale of Wryngton x d.

1491 in J. L. Glasscock Rec. St. Michael's Bishop's Stortford (1882) 27 Item of a chirch ale which was made to the use of the tabernacle vjs. viijd.

1524 Kingston-upon-Thames Borough Rec. in D. Lysons Environs of London (1792) I. 228 Rec^d at the Church-ale and Robynhode all things deducted 3 10 6.

1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. i. i. 32 The superfluous numbers of..church-ales, helpe-ales, and soule-ales..are well diminished.

1604 Canons Eccl. §88 The Churchwardens..shall suffer no Playes, Feasts, Banquets, Suppers, Church-ales, Drinkings..to bee kept in the Church, Chapell, or Churchyard.

1692 R. Gardiner Compl. Constable 53 Every person keeping or being present on the Lord's-Day at any..Church-Ale, Dancing, Game, Sport, or Pastime whatsoever, he forfeits 5 s.

1733 D. Neal Hist. Puritans II. 246 Complaint having been made..of great Inconveniencies arising from Revels, Church Ales, and Clerk Ales on the Lord's Days.

1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. xix, 129 Church-ale, was a feast established for the repair of the church.

1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales 84 In their train were..mummers, rope-dancers, and mountebanks, who would long be missed at wakes, church-ales, and fairs.

1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (ed. 2) I. xiii. 628 (note) The later church-ale was a custom of collecting contributions of malt from the parishioners, with which a quantity of ale was brewed, and sold for the payment of church expenses.

1892 Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 24 334 All parochial accounts that date back to the pre-Reformation period, contain numerous entries relating to the brewing and selling of church ales.

1940 A. L. Rowse Eng. Spirit (1944) iv. 37 There is some truth in the notion of merry England: the England of maypoles and church-ales and dancing on the village green, of harvest-homes and Twelfth Night.

1973 C. A. Wilson Food & Drink in Brit. x. 377 But..bride-ales, church-ales,..Midsummer-ales, tithe-ales, wedding-ales, Whitsun-ales and many more still took place.

2009 Wilts. Times (Nexis) 4 Dec. It also served as a brewery for the production of church ales.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	church ale
释义	church alen. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃ eɪl/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃ ˌeɪl/ Forms: see church n.¹ and adj. and ale n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, ale n. Etymology: < church n.¹ + ale n. historical since 18th cent. A festivity during which ale is drunk, held by or in connection with a church esp. to raise money for church repair, the poor, etc. Also: the ale drunk at such a festivity. Cf. ale n. 2, kirk-ale n., scot-ale n.The ale drunk or the malt for brewing it was sometimes contributed by the parishioners themselves.Church ales were suppressed at the Reformation, and forbidden by canon from being held in any church or churchyard (see quot. 1604). However it is clear that the practice continued for some time afterwards, probably dying out during the early 18th cent. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > liturgical year > feast, festival > [noun] > periodic church ale1448 kirk-ale1543 anniversary1567 society > leisure > social event > festive occasion > specific festivities > [noun] > other festivities hoppingc1330 hocking1406 church ale1448 bid-alec1462 kirk-ale1543 maids' ale1547 quaff-tide1582 help-ale1587 clerk-ale1627 Chinese New Year1704 Rasa-yatra1767 spring festival1788 souling1813 gooding1818 walking day1826 yatra1827 triacontaëterid1839 pwe1842 Thomasing1847 hocking-ale1854 Mary-ale1857 Oktoberfest1859 Marymass1866 club-walking1874 Lag b'Omer1874 full moon festival1876 beerfest1877 Tanabata1880 Moon Festival1892 bierfest1908 sausage fest1908 Zar1931 rara1941 mas'1956 molimo1960 Kwanzaa1970 1448 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 89 (MED) For a taverne that ys ymade of ye Churche ale. 1454 in E. Hobhouse Church-wardens' Accts. (1890) 95 (MED) For expenses atte Cherche ale of Wryngton x d. 1491 in J. L. Glasscock Rec. St. Michael's Bishop's Stortford (1882) 27 Item of a chirch ale which was made to the use of the tabernacle vjs. viijd. 1524 Kingston-upon-Thames Borough Rec. in D. Lysons Environs of London (1792) I. 228 Rec^d at the Church-ale and Robynhode all things deducted 3 10 6. 1577 W. Harrison Descr. Eng. (1877) ii. i. i. 32 The superfluous numbers of..church-ales, helpe-ales, and soule-ales..are well diminished. 1604 Canons Eccl. §88 The Churchwardens..shall suffer no Playes, Feasts, Banquets, Suppers, Church-ales, Drinkings..to bee kept in the Church, Chapell, or Churchyard. 1692 R. Gardiner Compl. Constable 53 Every person keeping or being present on the Lord's-Day at any..Church-Ale, Dancing, Game, Sport, or Pastime whatsoever, he forfeits 5 s. 1733 D. Neal Hist. Puritans II. 246 Complaint having been made..of great Inconveniencies arising from Revels, Church Ales, and Clerk Ales on the Lord's Days. 1781 T. Warton Hist. Eng. Poetry III. xix, 129 Church-ale, was a feast established for the repair of the church. 1837 N. Hawthorne Twice-told Tales 84 In their train were..mummers, rope-dancers, and mountebanks, who would long be missed at wakes, church-ales, and fairs. 1875 W. Stubbs Constit. Hist. (ed. 2) I. xiii. 628 (note) The later church-ale was a custom of collecting contributions of malt from the parishioners, with which a quantity of ale was brewed, and sold for the payment of church expenses. 1892 Rep. & Trans. Devonshire Assoc. 24 334 All parochial accounts that date back to the pre-Reformation period, contain numerous entries relating to the brewing and selling of church ales. 1940 A. L. Rowse Eng. Spirit (1944) iv. 37 There is some truth in the notion of merry England: the England of maypoles and church-ales and dancing on the village green, of harvest-homes and Twelfth Night. 1973 C. A. Wilson Food & Drink in Brit. x. 377 But..bride-ales, church-ales,..Midsummer-ales, tithe-ales, wedding-ales, Whitsun-ales and many more still took place. 2009 Wilts. Times (Nexis) 4 Dec. It also served as a brewery for the production of church ales. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1448
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