单词 | demonstrance |
释义 | demonstrancen. Now rare. I. Senses related to demonstration n. 1. A thing or circumstance which establishes the truth of a claim or theory; (a piece of) proof or evidence. Also: †a sign or indication of something; a symbol or token (obsolete). Cf. demonstration n. 2. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign tokeningc888 fingereOE senyeOE markOE showing?c1225 blossomc1230 signa1325 signifyingc1384 evidencea1393 notea1398 forbysena1400 kenninga1400 knowinga1400 showerc1400 unningc1400 signala1413 signification?a1425 demonstrancec1425 cenyc1440 likelinessc1450 ensign1474 signifure?a1475 outshowinga1500 significativea1500 witter1513 precedent1518 intimation1531 signifier1532 meith1533 monument1536 indicion?1541 likelihood1541 significator1554 manifest1561 show1561 evidency1570 token-teller1574 betokener1587 calendar1590 instance1590 testificate1590 significant1598 crisis1606 index1607 impression1613 denotementa1616 story1620 remark1624 indicium1625 denotation1633 indice1636 signum1643 indiction1653 trace1656 demonstrator1657 indication1660 notationa1661 significatory1660 indicator1666 betrayer1678 demonstration1684 smell1691 wittering1781 notaa1790 blazonry1850 sign vehicle1909 marker1919 rumble1927 c1425 J. Lydgate Troyyes Bk. (Augustus A.iv) iv. l. 5997 A final demonstraunce, Sothfast shewynge & signeficaunce, Þat..[hap] of olde fortune..myȝt[e] nat contvne. a1456 (a1449) J. Lydgate Minor Poems (1934) ii. 467 Þe hevenly signe makeþe demonstraunce Howe þat þe crabbe gooþe bakward! 1477 W. Caxton tr. R. Le Fèvre Hist. Jason (1913) 36 They shewid him so many demonstraunces that he..toke vpon him the charge. 1481 W. Caxton tr. Siege & Conqueste Jerusalem (1893) clxvi. 246 For demonstraunce that oure lord and his dere moder oure lady shold gyue to them vyctorye, [they] toke the baner of Tancre, and sette it on hye vpon the chirche of oure lady. a1500 (?c1450) Merlin (1899) iii. 48 Than the Kynge prayde Merlyn that he wolde shewe some maner demonstraunce. 1594 R. Carew tr. T. Tasso Godfrey of Bulloigne i. 17 He plaine demonstrance gaue, Th' allowance longs to you, sole t' adde I haue. 1646 R. Younge Cure Misprision 38 If one or a few sinfull acts were a sufficient demonstrance of an Hypocrite, what would become of all the Elect. 1704 T. D'Urfey Fatal Piety in Tales 252 Blessings sublunary prove The kind Demonstrances of Gracious Love. 1911 Proc. Amer. Electric Railway Assoc. 251 These..demonstrances of the superiority of electricity over horse power for surface car operation..stimulated the business of street railroading in all our cities. 2009 J. Dobson Why do People hate me So? 383 If the bombing campaign..achieved any lasting purpose, it was as demonstrance of the madness in following despots. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > proof, demonstration > [noun] provinga1325 verifymenta1325 comprobation1390 proofc1390 demonstrationc1391 approbation1393 monstrancea1400 probatea1400 probation?a1450 document1459 demonstrance1481 remonstration1490 verification?1541 eviction1571 remonstrance1583 conviction1646 convincement1656 approof1881 1481 W. Caxton tr. Myrrour of Worlde iii. xviii. sig. m3 In lyke wyse preuyd they..by very demonstraunce and by reson, that the Sonne is gretter than alle therthe is. 1587 H. Parry tr. Z. Ursinus Summe of Christian Relig. 271 Arguments which are..more certaine then all, though most exact, and exquisite, demonstrances either natural or Mathematicall of Philosophers. 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 369 He is..to perswade with them.., by good reasons and demonstrances, of how manie calamities peevish obstinacie is the cause. 3. Exhibition or outward display of a quality or feeling; an instance of this. Cf. demonstration n. 4a. ΘΚΠ society > communication > manifestation > [noun] uppingc950 showingOE propositiona1382 evidencec1384 musterc1400 manifestation?a1425 demonstrationc1450 ostension1474 demonstrance1509 ostentationa1513 forthsetting1528 apparition1533 manifesting1536 outshow1547 objection1554 displaying1556 proclamation1567 discovery1576 remonstrance1583 appearance1587 explicature1592 ostent1600 object1609 showing forth1615 innotescencea1631 presentment1637 deplication1648 display1661 exertion1668 extraversion1675 exhibitiona1677 exertment1696 show-off1776 unfoldment1850 outcrop1854 outplay1859 eclosion1889 1509 H. Watson tr. S. Brant Shyppe of Fooles (de Worde) sig. U.iiiv (heading) Of the grete demonstraunce of pryde. ?1549 R. Wyer tr. C. de Pisan C. Hyst. Troye ii. sig. B.iiv Attemperaunce is the demonstraunce and showyng of prudence. 1627 M. Wren Serm. 11 If a mans spirit be right in the Feare of God,..what demonstrance withall he must make of the same. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 96 This Omission..did twinge him, even to outward demonstrance of Dejectedness. 1806 Lancaster Gaz. 13 Sept. 4/3 Plundering the villages, and assassinating the inhabitants, under the pretext of punishing them for their demonstrances of attachment to the cause of their legitimate Sovereign. 2007 M. Drever Tales from Italy (ed. 2) 90 He was too lofty for such lowly demonstrance of sisterly affection. II. Senses related to remonstrance n. 4. A formal statement of grievances; a petition; = remonstrance n. 2b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > displeasure > discontent or dissatisfaction > state of complaining > [noun] > a complaint > formal or public remonstrance1573 regratea1586 demonstrance1625 1625 A. Darcie tr. P. de Bellegent in tr. W. Camden Hist. Elizabeth French Ep. Ded. sig. a3 Your Maiestie doth in like maner receiue..the aduises and counsailes, the requests and demonstrances [Fr. les remonstrances & requestes], which from the heart of your estate..are sent to you. 1719 Petition in W. A. Whitehead Documents Colonial Hist. New Jersey (1882) IV. 437 Complaints and Demonstrances of such Weight have been offered at Home against the Act of Assembly. 1909 Standard 17 July 7/1 Jean Claude..was called upon to write petitions and demonstrances to the king against fresh ‘interpretations’ of the Edict of Nantes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1425 |
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