| 单词 | exclusive brethren |
| 释义 | > as lemmasExclusive Brethren Exclusive Brethren n. the more rigorous of the two principal divisions of the Plymouth Brethren (the other being the Open Brethren), formed in 1849, characterized by the considerable restrictions placed on contact with outsiders and with many aspects of contemporary secular culture, now esp. with regard to the media, information technology, and entertainment. ΚΠ 1879 A. Miller Brethren iv. 61 It is also said, we know, that the Exclusive Brethren—as the protesters against Bethesda's course were now called—will receive persons to the Lord's table from the church of England, where much error is held, but refuse the most godly saint from a Bethesda gathering. 1967 H. H. Rowdon Origins of Brethren xi. 263 Those who..insulated themselves from every assembly and individual that upheld Bethesda,..will go down in history as Exclusive Brethren. 2000 A. Mason in A. Hastings et al. Oxf. Compan. Christian Thought 81/2 Some Exclusive Brethren drew apart from the world... They would withdraw from professional associations, and avoid sitting down for meals with people, even family members, not in the meeting. < as lemmas |
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