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单词 heavenly minded
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heavenly mindedadj.

Brit. /ˌhɛvnlɪ ˈmʌɪndᵻd/, U.S. /ˈhɛvənli ˌmaɪndᵻd/
Forms: see heavenly adj. and n. and minded adj.2
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heavenly adj., minded adj.2
Etymology: < heavenly adj. + minded adj.2
Habitually concerned with religious matters; devoted to a religious lifestyle; holy, devout.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > [adjective]
GodfrightOE
goodOE
ghostlyOE
Godfrightya1225
seelya1225
devout?c1225
piteousc1300
spiritualc1384
graciousa1387
godlyc1390
pitifulc1449
inwardc1450
piousc1450
evangelica1475
servantly1503
obedientiala1513
Christian1526
well-believing1529
God-fearing1548
resigneda1555
heavenly minded1569
timorate1570
Godfull1593
pious1595
fearful1597
devoutful1598
devotea1625
serious1684
unctuous1742
theopathetic1749
fire-spirited1845
theopathic1846
unctional1849
interior1854
devotionate1864
sacramental1874
pi1891
1569 ‘L. Avale’ Commem. Edmonde Boner i. sig. A.viijv This father was heauenly mynded, and neuer carnall.
1580 A. Fleming tr. F. Nausea Bright Burning Beacon vi. sig. E.1v We are taught..to be heauenly minded.
1651 Bp. J. Hall Soules Farewell to Earth in Susurrium cum Deo 356 They are of the heavenly-minded with far greater ardency of spirit affected.
a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Norf. 259 This heavenly minded man Arch-bishop Whitgift.
1753 S. Richardson Hist. Sir Charles Grandison VI. xxxi. 210 You are a heavenly-minded man.
1798 J. S. Murray Virtue Triumphant iii. 46 There never was a more heavenly minded young lady.
1857 H. H. Rowan Impending Crisis of South (1860) vii. 279 If the heavenly-minded authors and compilers of the New Testament..are wrong, then we are wrong.
1869 W. P. Mackay Grace & Truth (1875) 211 To be more holy, more Christ-like, more heavenly-minded.
1916 Biblical World 48 93/1 The average Christian of today is singularly unlike the ‘heavenly minded man’ of a few generations past.
1956 Times 10 Sept. 11/1 For this heavenly minded housemaid there was in due course the honoured tomb, the sainthood, [etc.].
1992 S. Sontag Volcano Lover i. vi. 98 I never saw so heavenly-minded a creature.

Derivatives

ˌheavenly-ˈmindedness n.
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society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > [noun]
devotion?c1225
life-holiness?c1225
love-awe?c1225
reverencec1300
Godfrightiheada1325
pity1340
devoutness1377
truthc1384
love-dreada1400
fearc1400
pietya1500
godliness1528
devoteness1606
heavenly-mindedness1612
obedientialness1651
piousness1659
devotionalness1673
unction1692
theopathy1749
devoteeism1828
pietism1829
bhakti1832
devotionality1850
devotionalism1859
pi1897
1612 T. Taylor Αρχὴν Ἁπάντων: Comm. Epist. Paul to Titus ii. 489 False hope..lifteth not vp the soule from the world to heauenly mindednesse and conuersation.
1766 T. Amory Life John Buncle II. ix. 330 Heavenly-mindedness, and contempt of the world.
1860 T. T. Carter Imit. our Lord (1861) 19 Chastening our being into disattachment and heavenly-mindedness.
1901 Amer. Jrnl. Theol. 5 678 Those virtues that will guarantee to that movement a healthy development, heavenly-mindedness, brotherly love,..and love of family.
2002 R. Webber Younger Evangelicals iii. 130 It seems that in the modern world, our earthly good depends on our heavenly-mindedness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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