audientn.adj.

Brit.

/ˈɔːdɪənt/, U.S.

/ˈɔdiənt/,

/ˈɑdiənt/

Forms: 1500s audiente, 1600s– audient.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin audient-, audiēns, audīre.

Etymology: As noun < classical Latin audient-, audiēns hearer or listener, in post-classical Latin also catechumen (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), use as noun of audient-, audiēns, present participle (see below); as adjective < classical Latin audient-, audiēns, present participle of audīre to hear (see audit n.). Compare Middle French audient person who attends a session of a law court (1526), Italian †audiente hearer, listener (a1484). Compare earlier audiently adv., and also earlier audience n., auditor n.With the specific use in sense A. 2 compare the following use of the post-classical Latin noun in an English linguistic context:1565 W. Alley Πτωχομυσεῖον i. i. f. 24^v In the Nicen Sinode..were Audientes, who were permitted to be present at sermons.1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) II. x. 1427/2 Ye haue read that the sacrament was in olde time so reuerenced, that many were then forbidden to be present at the ministration thereof. Catecumeni (quoth he) and many moe. Truth sir (quoth I) there were called some Audientes, some Poenitentes, some Catechumeni, and some Euergumeni, which were commaunded to depart.

A. n.

1. A hearer; a listener. Cf. audience n. 7a.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener

hearera1340

hearkener1340

auditorc1386

intelligent1508

audient1550

listener1611

auditress1667

harker1825

describee1830

sayeea1902

1550 J. Hooper Godly Confession sig. C.iii The testimonye of theyr audientes, shal not quitte theym from the spyte & calumniacion of malicious, & vncharitable men.

1579 G. Gilpin tr. P. van Marnix van Sant Aldegonde Bee Hiue of Romishe Church v. i. f. 269^v They [are] highlie to bee commended, which can furnish out their matter with such pleasaunt rehearsals, to keepe the audientes waking.

1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. vi. 214 (side note) The Causes of Concurrent Echoes, where the Audient is equally (almost) distant from the Sonant and Repercutient.

1667 A. Bailey Spightful Sister i. 7 Those Industrious hands that have so often acted his words, When they moved Audients passions to Love, To Hate, to Mirth, to Tragedy.

1765 J. Hanway Thoughts on Use & Advantages Music iii. 22 It is to little purpose to say this, of you have no audients.

1855 Willis's Current Notes Sept. (1856) 71/2 The arguments of the Orator may follow in such rapid succession, that by the majority of the audients they are not comprehended.

1969 A. L. Smith Rhetoric Black Revol. vi. 109 In this speech, Seale handles the reality of black life as his audients know it in Oakland.

2005 Church Times 24 Mar. 12/5 He reminded us of the effort..we need to make as audients and audience for art music, involving an opening up of the senses.

2. Church History. A category of catechumen permitted to listen to elements of a public service, but not to participate fully in other aspects of worship; spec. (a) (in the early church) a convert receiving instruction preparatory to baptism or a penitent only permitted to listen to the sermon and no other part of the liturgy; (b) (in the early Orthodox Church) a member of the second class of public penitents, occupying a station above that of weeper (weeper n. 1d) and below that of prostrate (prostrate n.¹ 1). Cf. auditor n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > worship > preaching > catechesis > [noun] > one who undergoes

catechumen14..

auditor1483

audient1615

catechumenist1629

1615 T. Mason Christs Victorie 241 There were some called Audients, some Penitents, some Catechumeni, and some Euergumeni, which were commanded to depart.

1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes v. 126 Three yeares shal they continue among the Audients.

1701 S. Hill Rights, Liberties, & Authorities Christian Church i. i. 4 Audients..heard the Scriptures Read in Churches, standing in the..outer Court of the Church.

1819 A. Rees Cycl. III Audients, or Auditors, in Ecclesiastical History, an order of cataechumens..not yet admitted to baptism.

1900 J. Thein Eccl. Dict. 78/2 Audients..were permitted to hear the Psalms, lessons, and sermon, but were not present at the more sacred services which followed.

B. adj.

Listening; paying attention to sounds; (also) having the capacity to listen and understand.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > listening

listeninga1275

listing1604

audient1739

1735 ‘Philoveritas’ Ess. on Relig. 51 Christ's human Nature is not omnipresent, nor omniscient, nor omni-audient.]

1739 in E. Rowe Misc. Wks. I. p. cv In faithful verse to bid bright virtue shine..; And audient of her lore, beneath the sky, Th' immortal strains of paradise to try.

1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 305 Music, verse, For thrilling audient..souls.

1936 J. R. Kantor Objective Psychol. Gram. vi. 74 B..now becomes speaker. His speaking behaviour constitutes his second linguistic behaviour segment, his first being his audient response.

1991 C. Collins Reading Written Image i. 19 The actors and the staging..interpose themselves as ‘messengers’ between the audient spectator and the meaning of the spoken discourse.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	audient
释义	audientn.adj. Brit. /ˈɔːdɪənt/, U.S. /ˈɔdiənt/, /ˈɑdiənt/ Forms: 1500s audiente, 1600s– audient. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin audient-, audiēns, audīre. Etymology: As noun < classical Latin audient-, audiēns hearer or listener, in post-classical Latin also catechumen (late 2nd or early 3rd cent. in Tertullian), use as noun of audient-, audiēns, present participle (see below); as adjective < classical Latin audient-, audiēns, present participle of audīre to hear (see audit n.). Compare Middle French audient person who attends a session of a law court (1526), Italian †audiente hearer, listener (a1484). Compare earlier audiently adv., and also earlier audience n., auditor n.With the specific use in sense A. 2 compare the following use of the post-classical Latin noun in an English linguistic context:1565 W. Alley Πτωχομυσεῖον i. i. f. 24^v In the Nicen Sinode..were Audientes, who were permitted to be present at sermons.1583 J. Foxe Actes & Monuments (ed. 4) II. x. 1427/2 Ye haue read that the sacrament was in olde time so reuerenced, that many were then forbidden to be present at the ministration thereof. Catecumeni (quoth he) and many moe. Truth sir (quoth I) there were called some Audientes, some Poenitentes, some Catechumeni, and some Euergumeni, which were commaunded to depart. A. n. 1. A hearer; a listener. Cf. audience n. 7a. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [noun] > hearer or listener hearera1340 hearkener1340 auditorc1386 intelligent1508 audient1550 listener1611 auditress1667 harker1825 describee1830 sayeea1902 1550 J. Hooper Godly Confession sig. C.iii The testimonye of theyr audientes, shal not quitte theym from the spyte & calumniacion of malicious, & vncharitable men. 1579 G. Gilpin tr. P. van Marnix van Sant Aldegonde Bee Hiue of Romishe Church v. i. f. 269^v They [are] highlie to bee commended, which can furnish out their matter with such pleasaunt rehearsals, to keepe the audientes waking. 1654 W. Charleton Physiologia Epicuro-Gassendo-Charltoniana iii. vi. 214 (side note) The Causes of Concurrent Echoes, where the Audient is equally (almost) distant from the Sonant and Repercutient. 1667 A. Bailey Spightful Sister i. 7 Those Industrious hands that have so often acted his words, When they moved Audients passions to Love, To Hate, to Mirth, to Tragedy. 1765 J. Hanway Thoughts on Use & Advantages Music iii. 22 It is to little purpose to say this, of you have no audients. 1855 Willis's Current Notes Sept. (1856) 71/2 The arguments of the Orator may follow in such rapid succession, that by the majority of the audients they are not comprehended. 1969 A. L. Smith Rhetoric Black Revol. vi. 109 In this speech, Seale handles the reality of black life as his audients know it in Oakland. 2005 Church Times 24 Mar. 12/5 He reminded us of the effort..we need to make as audients and audience for art music, involving an opening up of the senses. 2. Church History. A category of catechumen permitted to listen to elements of a public service, but not to participate fully in other aspects of worship; spec. (a) (in the early church) a convert receiving instruction preparatory to baptism or a penitent only permitted to listen to the sermon and no other part of the liturgy; (b) (in the early Orthodox Church) a member of the second class of public penitents, occupying a station above that of weeper (weeper n. 1d) and below that of prostrate (prostrate n.¹ 1). Cf. auditor n. 2a. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > catechesis > [noun] > one who undergoes catechumen14.. auditor1483 audient1615 catechumenist1629 1615 T. Mason Christs Victorie 241 There were some called Audients, some Penitents, some Catechumeni, and some Euergumeni, which were commanded to depart. 1647 H. Hammond Of Power of Keyes v. 126 Three yeares shal they continue among the Audients. 1701 S. Hill Rights, Liberties, & Authorities Christian Church i. i. 4 Audients..heard the Scriptures Read in Churches, standing in the..outer Court of the Church. 1819 A. Rees Cycl. III Audients, or Auditors, in Ecclesiastical History, an order of cataechumens..not yet admitted to baptism. 1900 J. Thein Eccl. Dict. 78/2 Audients..were permitted to hear the Psalms, lessons, and sermon, but were not present at the more sacred services which followed. B. adj. Listening; paying attention to sounds; (also) having the capacity to listen and understand. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > [adjective] > listening listeninga1275 listing1604 audient1739 1735 ‘Philoveritas’ Ess. on Relig. 51 Christ's human Nature is not omnipresent, nor omniscient, nor omni-audient.] 1739 in E. Rowe Misc. Wks. I. p. cv In faithful verse to bid bright virtue shine..; And audient of her lore, beneath the sky, Th' immortal strains of paradise to try. 1856 E. B. Browning Aurora Leigh vii. 305 Music, verse, For thrilling audient..souls. 1936 J. R. Kantor Objective Psychol. Gram. vi. 74 B..now becomes speaker. His speaking behaviour constitutes his second linguistic behaviour segment, his first being his audient response. 1991 C. Collins Reading Written Image i. 19 The actors and the staging..interpose themselves as ‘messengers’ between the audient spectator and the meaning of the spoken discourse. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.adj.1550
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