| 单词 | imagemonger |
| 释义 | > as lemmasimagemonger imagemonger n. †(a) a worshipper or venerator of images (obsolete); (b) a person who sells or makes images; (c) an advocate or user of poetic images; (d) a person who promotes a client's or his or her own public image. ΚΠ c1560 T. Becon Relikes of Rome sig. C.iii Athanasius proueth euidentlye against all Imagemongers, that men may learne to knowe God better. 1662 G. Sikes Life & Death Sir Henry Vane 127 Demetrius & his subordinate Shrine-makers, and Image-mongers. 1703 Rare Show lately Seen 9 That admirable Conventicle of Image-mongers. 1845 J. White Earl of Gowrie iii. i. 72 It's a Papist, A regular Roman Imagemonger. 1870 G. P. Quackenbos Spiers & Surenne's French & Eng. Pronouncing Dict. 273/1 Image-monger, n. (m. p.) marchand d'images (en sculpture, etc.). 1961 Mod. Lang. Rev. 56 416 Those image-mongers whose acknowledged legislation now holds poetical ideas in vassalage. 2002 J. Harrington Sonic Cool xi. 272 The two imagemongers, [Andy] Warhol and [David] Bowie, found common ground re: the latter's alligator shoes. < as lemmas |
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