单词 | faith school |
释义 | > as lemmasfaith school faith school n. now chiefly British a school where teaching is given in accordance with the tenets of (a particular) religious faith; spec. a school especially for children of a particular religion. ΚΠ 1883 Milwaukee (Wisconsin) Sentinel 5 Nov. 3/3 It seems that the head personage in the faith school [sc. a college offering instruction in Christian Science] is Mrs. Eddy, of Boston. 1987 Chron.-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio) 3 Feb. b14 Today we have quite a few private and faith schools that do very good teaching. 1990 Independent on Sunday 25 Mar. (Review Suppl.) 44/1 They have recently joined forces with the Muslims to demand government funding for separate faith schools against the prevailing trend of multi-faith education. 2008 Independent 3 Apr. 2/4 The study by the Department for Children, Schools and Families shows that faith schools have become so popular that they can now cherry-pick pupils. < as lemmas |
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