| 单词 | holy mother |
| 释义 | > as lemmasholy mother d. The Christian Church; (hence) any particular Christian church. Frequently in holy mother. See also mother church n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > person > [noun] > collective holy churchc897 churcheOE brideOE ChristendomOE Christ's churchOE Christianitya1300 motherc1300 brotherheadc1384 Peter's bargea1393 Church of Christc1400 faithfulc1400 body of Christ?1495 congregation1526 husbandry1526 Peter's ship1571 mother church1574 St. Peter's ship1678 Peter's bark1857 Peter's boat1893 priest1897 c1300 St. Thomas Becket (Laud) 2024 in C. Horstmann Early S.-Eng. Legendary (1887) 164 (MED) Ich lete a-mansi alle þat hadden mis-do Mine churche, þat is his owene Moder. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 94 (MED) Þer holy cherche þy moder hys. c1400 (c1378) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Laud 581) (1869) B. xvi. 197 Children of charite & holicherche þe moder. 1413 T. Hoccleve Minor Poems (1892) i. 40 Þe holy chirches Champioun..Strengthe your modir in chacyng away Therrour which sones of iniquitee Han sowe. c1460 in A. Clark Eng. Reg. Oseney Abbey (1907) 41 (MED) To all soones of our hooly modur the church. a1500 tr. A. Chartier Traité de l'Esperance (Rawl.) (1974) 46 (MED) O modir, holy chirche, thou arte foundid in humilite. 1562 N. Winȝet Certain Tractates (1888) I. 33 Returne..to your awin moder Godis kirk. a1616 W. Shakespeare King John (1623) iii. i. 182 Or let the Church our mother breathe her curse, A mothers curse, on her reuolting sonne. View more context for this quotation 1630 H. Yaxlee Morbus & Antidotus To Christian Rdr. sig. A2v The obedient sonne of my deare Mother the true Church of England. 1633 G. Herbert Lent in Temple i The Scriptures bid us fast; the Church sayes, now: Give to thy Mother, what thou wouldst allow To ev'ry Corporation. 1695 J. Edwards Disc. conc. Old & New-Test. III. xiv. 589 A Learned and Pious Son of our Mother. a1715 in N. Amhurst Terræ-filius (1726) xv. 73 ‘Our holy mother was not permitted to take counsel for herself.’ Poor old gentlewoman! What a sad thing that was! 1746 C. Macklin Henry VII iv. i. 56 Our Mother, the holy, holy Infallible Church,—Heaven's Vice-gerent! 1833 Tracts for Times No. 13. 6 The mysterious time of Christmas approaching, our Mother, with true parental anxiety, takes up..the thread of her instructions anew. 1904 F. W. O. Ward Prisoner of Love 252 To take the solemn vow For Holy Church our Mother. 1992 M. Roberts Daughters of House (1993) (BNC) 115 Authority of our Holy Mother the Church vested in me. Regular attendance at Mass and the sacraments. < as lemmas |
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