单词 | estranging |
释义 | estrangingn. The action of estrange v. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > hatred > quarrel or falling out > [noun] > action of estranging or alienating alienationa1425 estranging1574 1574 A. Golding tr. A. Marlorat Catholike Expos. Reuelation 43 The death of ye soule..is an vtter estranging of the soule from God. 1607 S. Hieron Mariage-blessing in Wks. (1620) I. 406 Ordinary estranging in body breedeth strangenesse in affection. a1676 M. Hale Judgm. True Relig. (1684) iii. 38 There arise Schismes, Factions..and studied estrangings of Professors of Christianity. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018). estrangingadj. That estranges: cf. estrange v. 5. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > want of knowledge, ignorance > that which is unknown > [adjective] > rendering unfamiliar estranging1775 1775 in J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. 1870 W. Morris Earthly Paradise: Pt. III 59 The image of cold death, With his estranging agonies. 1875 W. D. Howells Foregone Concl. viii. 119 The four stood in the pale, estranging moonlight. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.1574adj.1775 |
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