单词 | exemplificator |
释义 | exemplificatorn. rare after 19th cent. A person who serves to illustrate an assertion, general rule, etc., or who personifies a quality or type. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > kind or sort > individual character or quality > an individual case or instance > [noun] > typical or representative case > that which typically exhibits a quality > person figurer1548 illustrator1598 piece1615 exemplifiera1677 impersonation1797 specimen1817 exemplificator1828 incarnation1833 1828 S. R. Clarke New Yorks. Gazetteer 239/2 John Hutchinson, a great Hebraist and exemplificator of Butler's aphorism, that ‘Hebrew roots are found To flourish on most barren ground.’ 1832 Fraser's Mag. 6 604 Genius depends wholly on the circumstances of life. Byron is the least exemplificator of this. 1981 L. Richard What are they saying about Christ & World Religions? ii. 22 To perceive the significance of Jesus Christ as the re-presentation of the truths of human existence is not to reduce Christ to be the exemplificator of timeless truths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1828 |
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