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单词 discovenanter
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discovenantern.

Brit. /dᵻˈskʌvənəntə/, U.S. /dᵻˈskəvənəntər/, Scottish English /dᵻˈskʌvənəntər/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: dis- prefix, covenanter n.
Etymology: < dis- prefix + covenanter n. Compare slightly earlier discovenant v.
Scottish. Now historical and rare.
A person who refuses to sign or adhere to the Scottish Covenants (see covenant n. 9a).
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1645 Solemne & Seasonable Warning (Church of Scotl. Gen. Assembly) 13 The second sort of Enemies, from which our present dangers arise, are secret Malignants and Dis-covenanters.
1827 J. Aikman tr. G. Buchanan Hist. Scotl. IV. viii. 186 The secret malignants and discovenanters.
1908 J. K. Hewison Covenanters I. ix. 278 Few subscribed, and were persecuted by the dis-Covenanters for their conscientiousness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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