Labanismn.

Brit.

/ˈleɪbənɪz(ə)m/, U.S.

/ˈleɪbəˌnɪz(ə)m/

Forms: also with lower-case initial.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Laban , -ism suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Laban, a figure in the Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures (see note at sense 1; post-classical Latin Laban (Vulgate), Hellenistic Greek Λαβαν (Septuagint), Hebrew Lāḇān) + -ism suffix.

Now rare.

1. Behaviour characteristic of the biblical figure Laban; esp. selfishness, materialism.Laban promised Jacob that he could marry his daughter Rachel if Jacob worked for him for seven years. However, at the end of the seven years, Laban tricked Jacob into marrying his daughter Leah instead, so that he then had to work another seven years. See Genesis 29:15–30.

ΚΠ

1884 Health Exhib. Lit. (Internat. Health Exhib. London) XI. 359 Something must be done to check the system of Labanism which is growing on us.

1901 D. T. Young Neglected People of Bible ii. 34 Labanism is the arch-evil of today. Grossly selfish people abound.

1987 P. H. Peli Torah Today 32 It is then, when the materialistic dreams are about to take him over, that Jacob realizes what Laban and Labanism had done to him.

2. The practice of a man living with and working for his future wife's family for a period of time before their marriage.See note at sense 1.

ΚΠ

1907 Athenæum 2 Mar. 257/2 ‘Labanism’ has never obtained wide currency.

1912 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics V. 719/1 This apparently happened in Formosa, where ‘Labanism’—the practice by which a son-in-law resided with his bride's family for a term of service—also existed.

1931 R. R. Marett in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. 414 This kind of ‘labanism’, or marriage by service on the part of the husband.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	labanism
释义	Labanismn. Brit. /ˈleɪbənɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /ˈleɪbəˌnɪz(ə)m/ Forms: also with lower-case initial. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Laban , -ism suffix. Etymology: < the name of Laban, a figure in the Old Testament and Hebrew Scriptures (see note at sense 1; post-classical Latin Laban (Vulgate), Hellenistic Greek Λαβαν (Septuagint), Hebrew Lāḇān) + -ism suffix. Now rare. 1. Behaviour characteristic of the biblical figure Laban; esp. selfishness, materialism.Laban promised Jacob that he could marry his daughter Rachel if Jacob worked for him for seven years. However, at the end of the seven years, Laban tricked Jacob into marrying his daughter Leah instead, so that he then had to work another seven years. See Genesis 29:15–30. ΚΠ 1884 Health Exhib. Lit. (Internat. Health Exhib. London) XI. 359 Something must be done to check the system of Labanism which is growing on us. 1901 D. T. Young Neglected People of Bible ii. 34 Labanism is the arch-evil of today. Grossly selfish people abound. 1987 P. H. Peli Torah Today 32 It is then, when the materialistic dreams are about to take him over, that Jacob realizes what Laban and Labanism had done to him. 2. The practice of a man living with and working for his future wife's family for a period of time before their marriage.See note at sense 1. ΚΠ 1907 Athenæum 2 Mar. 257/2 ‘Labanism’ has never obtained wide currency. 1912 Encycl. Relig. & Ethics V. 719/1 This apparently happened in Formosa, where ‘Labanism’—the practice by which a son-in-law resided with his bride's family for a term of service—also existed. 1931 R. R. Marett in W. Rose Outl. Mod. Knowl. 414 This kind of ‘labanism’, or marriage by service on the part of the husband. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1884
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