creaturedomn.

Brit.

/ˈkriːtʃədəm/, U.S.

/ˈkritʃərdəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: creature n., -dom suffix.

Etymology: < creature n. + -dom suffix. Compare creaturehood n., creatureship n., creatureliness n.

The realm of creatures; the state or condition of being a creature or created being.

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1874 J. W. Watson & M. J. Evans tr. J. J. van Oosterzee Christian Dogmatics I. ii. i. 304 The Pantheistic Mysticism of the Middle Ages regarded the whole of creaturedom [Du. creatuurlijkheid] as a sort of decadence from God.

1874 J. Parker Paraclete i. xvi. 250 The ‘manifestation of the Spirit’..distinguishes human life from all other creaturedom below it.

1907 J. Rickaby Waters that go Softly I. iv. 19 The angels..were in danger of ignoring the fact of their creaturedom.

1959 R. Gleason World to Come viii. 165 Here the prophetic spirit seizes St. Paul, and his vision embraces the whole of creaturedom.

2007 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 10 Feb. 13 An acceptance of our common creaturedom is essential not just to the health of the planet but to our ordinary happiness. We are mere participants in natural cycles, not the kings of them.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	creaturedom
释义	creaturedomn. Brit. /ˈkriːtʃədəm/, U.S. /ˈkritʃərdəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: creature n., -dom suffix. Etymology: < creature n. + -dom suffix. Compare creaturehood n., creatureship n., creatureliness n. The realm of creatures; the state or condition of being a creature or created being. ΚΠ 1874 J. W. Watson & M. J. Evans tr. J. J. van Oosterzee Christian Dogmatics I. ii. i. 304 The Pantheistic Mysticism of the Middle Ages regarded the whole of creaturedom [Du. creatuurlijkheid] as a sort of decadence from God. 1874 J. Parker Paraclete i. xvi. 250 The ‘manifestation of the Spirit’..distinguishes human life from all other creaturedom below it. 1907 J. Rickaby Waters that go Softly I. iv. 19 The angels..were in danger of ignoring the fact of their creaturedom. 1959 R. Gleason World to Come viii. 165 Here the prophetic spirit seizes St. Paul, and his vision embraces the whole of creaturedom. 2007 Internat. Herald Tribune (Nexis) 10 Feb. 13 An acceptance of our common creaturedom is essential not just to the health of the planet but to our ordinary happiness. We are mere participants in natural cycles, not the kings of them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1874
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