单词 | high tory |
释义 | high Toryn.adj. British Politics. A. n. ΚΠ 1681 H. Duke Multum in Parvo 49 Although they are not enough to satisfie and silence an high Tory and bloody Papist, yet they are Arguments and Demonstrations strong enough in Conscience. 1698 J. Carrington Lancs. Levite Rebuk'd Pref. sig. A2v These were the High Tories and Jacobites. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1734) II. v. 108 He had lost a place in King James's time: for tho' he was always a high Tory, yet he would not comply with his designs. 2. A fervent supporter of Tory political principles and policies; spec. (from the late 18th cent.) one holding opinions which give a high place to the authority and claims of the Established Church or long-standing institutions of state; (later also more generally) a political conservative with a strongly traditionalist outlook. Cf. High Churchman n., high-flyer n. 4a.In early use probably not a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [noun] > Toryism or conservatism > a Tory or conservative > types of tantivy1680 roary1681 high Tory1706 high-flying Tory1708 Tory Democrat1805 Tory-Radical1834 neo-Tory1865 wet1980 dry1983 1706 in H. Playford Wit & Mirth (new ed.) IV. 43 Whigs, and high Tories, there be, Reform, Reform, then or Shame, And Agree, ye rich Cuckolds, Agree. 1713 J. Swift Jrnl. to Stella 9 Apr. (1948) II. 658 The Bp of Chester a high Tory was agst the Court. 1827 W. Scott Jrnl. 3 Sept. (1941) 97 The King..probably looks with no greater [favour] on the return of the High Tories. 1863 G. Pryme Autobiogr. Recoll. 12 Nov. I have been told by at least two high Tories that they could not discover by my lectures what political sentiments I held. 1929 A. Lynch Rosy Fingers xiii. 153 A fervid Radical at first, later a High Tory, a beau of the Brummel strain. 1996 Independent 6 Feb. 19/4 Approvingly quoted by high Tories were his strictures on moral relativism, his criticism of political correctness and his dislike of ‘pervasive hedonism’. 2014 H. Larkin Hist. Ireland, 1900–1922 vii. 83 The High Tories felt that Peel had betrayed them twice. B. adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of High Tories (see sense A.). Also: designating a person who is a High Tory. Cf. High Church adj., high-flying adj. 3.In early use probably not a fixed collocation. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > British politics > British party politics > [adjective] > conservative > of Tories or conservatives > types of tantivy1681 high Tory1682 roary1682 Tory-Radical1823 true blue1827 Tory Democratic1836 Eldonine1855 Eldonian1898 wet1981 1682 ‘T. Rationalis’ New News from Bedlam 3 Forty thousand of High Tory Hands. 1692 W. Sherlock Let. to Friend conc. French Invasion 27 This was then thought consistent enough with the High-Tory-Loyalty. 1700 G. Ridpath Scotl.'s Grievances rel. to Darien 21 Such is the Temper of the high Tory Faction, and some sneaking Court Wigs that are fallen in with them, in opposition to us, that it seems they would have the Power of calling Kings to an account, or cutting them off, appropriated to England alone. 1704 Rehearsal of Observator 7 Oct. Whoever shew not Full Popularity to him [sc. George, Prince of Hanover], we'll Mark them as High-Tory-Tantivy-Men; And set the Mobb upon them. 1791 J. Boswell Life Johnson anno 1784 II. 504 A sermon.., full of high Tory sentiments. 1850 H. Martineau Introd. Hist. Peace II. v. xvii. 445 It was cheering to see..high tory and deep radical chemists helping out one another's information about soils and manures. 1895 C. Oman Hist. Eng. xl. 667 Benjamin Disraeli,..who combined high Tory notions on Church and State with extreme Radical views on certain social questions. 1960 Times Lit. Suppl. 22 Jan. 41/4 In spite of his up-to-date knowledge, Mr. Hammond is a kind of High Tory Hellenist, and his work a good deal more reactionary in tone than the third edition of Bury. 2002 A. N. Wilson Victorians iii. 37 His spiritual journey from High Tory absolutist to darling of the radicals. 2013 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Jan. 31 A councillor in the high Tory fiefdom of Hammersmith & Fulham. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2022). < n.adj.1681 |
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