| 单词 | king's confession |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKing's Confession King's Confession n. now historical (a title given to) a Protestant confession of Presbyterian faith signed in 1581 by King James VI of Scotland and soon after ordered for general national subscription, later incorporated in the National Covenant of 1638; = negative confession n. (a) at negative adj., adv.2, and int. Compounds.Written by John Craig (c1512–1600), the Confession was produced in reaction to concerns about Catholic influence in Scotland, especially at court, and is characterized by the rejection of all doctrine not in accord with the Scots confession of faith of 1560. ΚΠ a1614 J. Melville Autobiogr. & Diary (1842) 87 The King's Confession, published for removing suspition of Papistrie from the Court, sighted and allowit. 1891 Dict. National Biogr. XXV. 391/2 The instrument henceforth known as the ‘national covenant’..consisted of the document known as the ‘king's confession’ or the ‘negative confession’.., followed by a recital of numerous acts of parliament, [etc.]. 2001 R. C. Gamble in G. McKim Westm. Handbk. Reformed Theol. 131/2 The King's Confession is a strongly worded litany of all that the Scottish Protestants detested about the teachings and practices of the Roman Church. < as lemmas |
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