单词 | all-fatherly |
释义 | All-Fatherlyadj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of God, as the universal father; (of God) entirely and perfectly fatherly. Cf. All-Father n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [adjective] godcundeOE fatherlyeOE godlyOE rectoral1675 Jehovian1822 All-Fatherly1845 Jehovic1884 1845 P. J. Bailey Festus (ed. 2) 123 To the all-Fatherly source of light and life. 1871 A. Holbrook School Managem. xv. 210 God has established a system of punishments as well as of rewards in his all-fatherly government. 1913 Jrnl. Amer. Soc. Psychical Res. Oct. 551 The mood of trust in an..all-fatherly God is a sweet and comforting mood. 2008 A. Klavan Empire of Lies (2009) xi. 125 I had no answer. I settled for an imperturbable All-Fatherly stare. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < |
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