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单词 knoxian
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Knoxiann.adj.

/ˈnɒksɪən/
Etymology: < the proper name Knox (see below) + -ian suffix.
A. n.
An adherent or follower of John Knox (c1505–72), the Scottish Reformer who was mainly responsible for establishing the Presbyterian Church.
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consistorian1606
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kirkmana1645
presbyter1647
presbyterial1647
Presbyterialist1647
Kirker1651
Kirkist1652
whiggamore1654
Whig1657
scaldabancoa1670
cloak-man1680
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Auld Kirker1856
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1714 J. Collier Eccl. Hist. Great Brit. II. v. 394/2 In this Abstract, the Knoxians make a scandalous Representation of some Part of the Litany.
1937 E. Percy John Knox iv. xv. 253 A strong anti-clerical party..who would have nothing to do either with Knoxians or with sectaries.
B. adj.
Of or pertaining to John Knox.
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Scotican1647
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Scotic1656
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blue-nosed1844
Knoxian1905
1905 Westm. Gaz. 4 Mar. 12/3 His Knoxian project was dropped in favour of his works on Cromwell.
1906 Daily Chron. 22 May 3/3 Buchanan, in fact, never was a Reformer in the Knoxian sense.
1933 Times Lit. Suppl. 30 Nov. 848/2 In Scotland—after the Knoxian supremacy was established—‘not one single adherent of the Roman Communion was martyred because of his faith’.
1961 C. H. George & K. George Protestant Mind of Eng. Reformation ii. v. 177 Knoxian precepts from Geneva had altered the entire course of Scottish history.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1976; most recently modified version published online March 2018).
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