单词 | ecclesiastical latin |
释义 | > as lemmasecclesiastical Latin ecclesiastical Latin n. (also with capital initial in the first element) [compare French Latin Ecclesiastique (1727 or earlier)] the form of Latin used in the Roman Catholic Church, esp. as opposed to classical Latin (cf. classical Latin n.).Ecclesiastical Latin has evolved over time and the term encompasses a broad range of styles and registers. Originally influenced by vernacular Latin, it differs from classical Latin chiefly in its vocabulary and, in recent times, Italian-influenced pronunciation. ΚΠ 1764 K. Macaulay Hist. St. Kilda vi. 99 Both these vocables are a corruption of the word Clericus in Ecclesiastical Latin. 1820 T. Lyman Polit. State Italy xii. 124 The ‘monk priests’ are obliged to know Latin, that is, ecclesiastical Latin. 1873 Irish Times 6 Dec. 5/4 The phraseology of this document, even in English, is sonorous, but in Ecclesiastical Latin it is terrible. 1984 Guardian 25 May 15/8 When he met the Pope he had expected to..be addressed in impeccable ecclesiastical Latin. 2011 J. Fahnestock Rhetorical Style i. 27 Medieval scholarly and ecclesiastical Latin and early modern Neo-Latin differ from classical Latin. < as lemmas |
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