单词 | martyring |
释义 | martyringn. The action of martyr v.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > martyrdom > [noun] > causing martyringeOE martyrization?a1475 martyrizing1636 the world > life > death > killing > [noun] mortifyingc1384 perishingc1384 slayinga1400 interfectionc1450 dispatchment1529 killingc1540 dispatch1576 unliving1599 martyring1607 taking offa1616 enecation1657 exanimation1670 (to get) the chop or chopper1945 wipeout1968 hit1970 eOE tr. Orosius Hist. (BL Add.) (1980) vi. ii. 134 Ymbe Cristes tacnunga, & ymbe his martyrunga [L. passione]. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) 9103 Þat sare..þat martiring Was neuer sene on suilk a king! 1583 B. Melbancke Philotimus (new ed.) sig. C3 v For all his mercye shalt be cruel martyringes. ?a1591 King James VI & I Poems (1955) I. 131 The tortoure of soule & martiring of oure boddie both. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice i. 85 This tyrannical martyring of poore horses. 1692 J. Locke Toleration iii. ix, in Wks. (1727) II. 398 'Tis well if Dragooning and Martyring can do it. 1960 J. Barth Sot-weed Factor ii. xxx. 462 ‘'Sheart, sir, thou'rt a..very Christian saint!’ ‘Which is to say, fit meat for martyring.’ 1988 P. Wayburn Adventuring in Alaska (rev. ed.) iii. 254 The martyring of Father Yacove Federovich Juvenal has been attributed to them. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). martyringadj. That martyrs someone. In extended use: that causes extreme suffering, anguish, etc.In quot. a1969 the exact sense is unclear. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > suffering > mental anguish or torment > cause of mental anguish or torment > [adjective] anguishous?c1225 wounding?c1225 asperc1374 derflya1400 rending?c1400 furiousc1405 fretting1413 piercingc1450 anguish1477 piquant1521 anguishing?1566 plaguing1566 asperous?1567 agonizing1570 tormenting1575 wringing1576 cutting1582 tormentous1583 tormentful1596 tormentuous1597 racking1598 torturous1600 lacerating1609 torturing1611 tearinga1616 heart-aching1620 breast-rending1625 crucifying1648 tormentative1654 martyring?a1656 tormentive1655 discruciating1658 cruciatory1660 anguishful1685 brain-racking1708 probing1749 agonized1793 anguished1803 harrowing1810 vulnerary1821 grinding1869 torturesome1889 wrenching1889 tortuous1922 the world > life > death > killing > [adjective] fatalc1386 slaying1398 killing1435 dispatchinga1564 exanimating1607 dispatchful1608 feral1621 murdering1790 martyring1830 ?a1656 J. Poole Eng. Parnassus (1657) 50 Anguish, tormenting, martyring, racking, [etc.]. 1674 J. Bryan Harvest-home vii. 45 To bear so many a martyring misery. 1709 I. Watts Horæ Lyricæ (ed. 2) i. 113 He bows his head down to the martyring axe. a1820 J. Woodhouse Life Crispinus Scriblerus xi. in Life & Poet. Wks. (1896) I. 188/1 Better with stinking tatters cover'd o'er..Than feed with Pomp, and feel Pride's martyring pains. 1830 W. Mackray Church of Rome 26 She lighted up the martyring fires of Smithfield. a1969 J. Kerouac Visions of Cody (1972) 9 His hallway has the worst possible martyring smell; the mash of apple wine. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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