contra mundumadv.

/ˌkɒntrə ˈmʌndəm/

Etymology: Latin.

Against the world; defying or opposing everyone.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > in the face of or in opposition [phrase] > to everyone or everything

against the world1537

contra mundum1766

1766 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 9 Dec. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2787 Even he cannot be alone, contra mundum.

1887 Athenæum 27 Aug. 279/1 The whole business of the great feud of Goldschmidt contra mundum.

1904 G. B. Shaw Common Sense of Munic. Trading vii. 56 The narrowness that makes the Englishman's house a castle to be defended contra mundum.

1961 Listener 21 Dec. 1081/1 Housman, at first almost contra mundum, fought and ultimately discredited that fashion.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	contra mundum
释义	contra mundumadv. /ˌkɒntrə ˈmʌndəm/ Etymology: Latin. Against the world; defying or opposing everyone. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > in the face of or in opposition [phrase] > to everyone or everything against the world1537 contra mundum1766 1766 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 9 Dec. (1932) (modernized text) VI. 2787 Even he cannot be alone, contra mundum. 1887 Athenæum 27 Aug. 279/1 The whole business of the great feud of Goldschmidt contra mundum. 1904 G. B. Shaw Common Sense of Munic. Trading vii. 56 The narrowness that makes the Englishman's house a castle to be defended contra mundum. 1961 Listener 21 Dec. 1081/1 Housman, at first almost contra mundum, fought and ultimately discredited that fashion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < adv.1766
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