单词 | article of faith |
释义 | > as lemmasarticle of faith a. article of faith: a fundamental tenet or belief of a particular religion or denomination, spec. any of the items in a formal summary of faith; (hence, in plural) a summary of faith, a creed; also in extended use. ΚΠ c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 33 (MED) Dyuynyte..groundith articles of feith, that is to seie, trouthis and conclusions reuelid and affermed bi God to be trewe. 1561 T. Norton tr. J. Calvin Inst. Christian Relig. iv. viii. f. 47 (heading) Of the power of the Chirche as touchyng the articles of Faith. a1631 J. Donne Sermon (1957) III. 94 It is the language and the Idiotisme of the Church of God, that the resurrection is to be beleeved as an article of faith. 1689 W. Popple tr. J. Locke Let. conc. Toleration 39 Articles of Faith (as they are called)..cannot be imposed on any Church by the Law of the Land. 1749 H. Fielding Tom Jones III. viii. xv. 141 The Poet himself wrote to Heathens, to whom poetical Fables were Articles of Faith . View more context for this quotation 1836 T. Hook Gilbert Gurney III. 67 I hold it an article of faith to have a sirloin of beef upon my table on Sunday. 1991 A. Unterman Dict. Jewish Lore & Legend 22/1 A highly stylized reformulation of Maimonides' thirteen articles of faith, each beginning with the words: ‘I believe with perfect faith’. 2004 Manch. Guardian Weekly (Nexis) 24 Sept. 5 It has become almost an article of faith in British society that change is synonymous with progress. < as lemmas |
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