| 单词 | matter of breviary |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmatter of breviary c. figurative phrase matter of breviary (= matiere de breviaire, Rabelais, Pantagruel IV. viii): a thing that admits of no question or doubt. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > [noun] > a certainty, fact soothc1374 certain1377 surety?a1475 probatum1594 experient1605 certaintya1616 factum1641 matter of breviary1694 definite1726 fixity1817 a settled thing (or matter)1819 monty1894 1694 P. A. Motteux tr. F. Rabelais Pantagruel's Voy.: 4th Bk. Wks. iv. viii. 35 It is written Mihi vindictam, &c. matter of breviary, Mark ye me; that's holy stuffe. 1889 Sat. Rev. 12 Jan. 29/1 It is a matter of breviary with Gladstonians that Unionist journals are not to be trusted. 1894 Sat. Rev. 27 Oct. 463 Is it not..rather matter of controversy than matter of breviary whether the distinction applies? < as lemmas |
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