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单词 doctrine of non-resistance
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doctrine of non-resistance
1. Chiefly Theology and Politics. The practice or principle of not resisting authority, even when it is unjustly exercised; esp. in doctrine of non-resistance (now historical). Cf. passive obedience n. at passive adj. and n. Compounds.
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non-resistance1643
1643 D. Digges Unlawfulnesse Subj. ii. 50 Their severall exceptions and corrupt glosses by which they endeavour to avoyd this plaine obligation of non resistance.
1685 Acct. Execution Dk. of Monmouth 1 My Lord, if you be of the Church of England, you must acknowledge the Doctrine of Non-resistance to be True.
?c1730 Vicar of Bray iii, in Brit. Mus. Miscell. (1734) I. 31 Passive obedience is a Joke, A Jest is non resistance.
1791 E. Burke Appeal New to Old Whigs 61 Sir John Hawles..positively affirming the doctrine of non-resistance to government to be the general, moral, religious, and political rule for the subject.
1838 W. L. Garrison in Liberator (Boston) 28 Sept. 154/5 We shall adhere to the doctrine of non-resistance and passive submission to enemies.
1861 W. Rowntree War & Christianity 6 The great principle of non-resistance.
1883 G. M. Hopkins in C. Devlin Serm. & Devotional Writings G. M. Hopkins (1959) 133 Sin..appearing..not so much in non-resistance to evil as in non-execution of good.
1934 G. B. Shaw On the Rocks (new ed.) Pref., in Too True to be Good 155 It is easy to suggest that they [sc. evildoers] should be reformed by gentleness and shamed by non-resistance.
1973 R. V. Sampson Tolstoy vi. 109 It is very rare for a writer to allow Tolstoy's arguments in support of the doctrine of non-resistance to evil—the essence of Tolstoy—to be heard.
1989 Yankee May 129/2 She preached many of the same doctrines that Shadrach had, including celibacy, communality of goods, confession of sins, nonresistance, and charity.
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