agnificationn.

Brit.

/ˌaɡnᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S.

/ˌæɡnəfəˈkeɪʃən/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin agnus , -ification suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin agnus lamb (see Agnus Dei n.) + -ification suffix.

rare.

In art and literature: the representation of people as lambs or sheep. Frequently in religious contexts (see lamb n.¹ 3a, sheep n. 4).

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > religious painting > representation of people as lambs

agnification1859

1859 J. M. Neale in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 48 This fashion of investing every one with the character of a shepherd reminds one of nothing so much as those early frescoes which represent all kinds of scriptural characters under the form of sheep...The agnification of such artists is near akin to the pastorification of such authors as Geraldini.

1951 M. L. Wolf Dict. Arts 16/1 Agnification, in literature, the representation of humans as sheep.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	agnification
释义	agnificationn. Brit. /ˌaɡnᵻfᵻˈkeɪʃn/, U.S. /ˌæɡnəfəˈkeɪʃən/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin agnus , -ification suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin agnus lamb (see Agnus Dei n.) + -ification suffix. rare. In art and literature: the representation of people as lambs or sheep. Frequently in religious contexts (see lamb n.¹ 3a, sheep n. 4). ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > painting > painting according to subject > [noun] > religious painting > representation of people as lambs agnification1859 1859 J. M. Neale in Christian Remembrancer Jan. 48 This fashion of investing every one with the character of a shepherd reminds one of nothing so much as those early frescoes which represent all kinds of scriptural characters under the form of sheep...The agnification of such artists is near akin to the pastorification of such authors as Geraldini. 1951 M. L. Wolf Dict. Arts 16/1 Agnification, in literature, the representation of humans as sheep. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1859
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