meritoriousnessn.

Brit.

/ˌmɛrᵻˈtɔːrɪəsnəs/, U.S.

/ˌmɛrəˈtɔriəsnəs/

Forms: see meritorious adj. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meritorious adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < meritorious adj. + -ness suffix.

The state or quality of being meritorious (in various senses).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [noun]

earningOE

meritc1230

meeda1387

ablenessa1425

meedfulness1530

meriting1549

desert1563

deservednessa1628

deservingness1631

meritoriousness1639

premiability1675

society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > grace > merit > [noun] > quality

meritoriousness1639

1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. x. 125 These murderers being instantly put to death, gloried in the meritoriousnesse of their suffering.

1671 R. Baxter How Far Holinesse xliii. 12 The satisfactoriness and meritoriousness of the Death or Sacrifice of Christ.

a1708 W. Beveridge Thes. Theologicus (1711) III. 244 The reality and meritoriousness of Christ's death and Passion.

1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xi. p. cxxxix Thus much with respect to the circumstances from which the mischievousness or meritoriousness of a man's disposition is to be inferred in the gross.

1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif viii. 271 The study of the works of that holy man..led him..to oppose the meritoriousness of good works.

1890 Catholic World July 530 Whether you decorate your coat, or..your visiting-cards, the idea is..of a bit of exterior dignity tacked on to your interior meritoriousness.

1988 18th-cent. Stud. 22 194 If works are considered the ‘prerequisite’..of salvation, then denying their theoretical meritoriousness from a divine standpoint has little effect on the Christian life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	meritoriousness
释义	meritoriousnessn. Brit. /ˌmɛrᵻˈtɔːrɪəsnəs/, U.S. /ˌmɛrəˈtɔriəsnəs/ Forms: see meritorious adj. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: meritorious adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < meritorious adj. + -ness suffix. The state or quality of being meritorious (in various senses). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > quality of being good > merit > [noun] earningOE meritc1230 meeda1387 ablenessa1425 meedfulness1530 meriting1549 desert1563 deservednessa1628 deservingness1631 meritoriousness1639 premiability1675 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > grace > merit > [noun] > quality meritoriousness1639 1639 T. Fuller Hist. Holy Warre iii. x. 125 These murderers being instantly put to death, gloried in the meritoriousnesse of their suffering. 1671 R. Baxter How Far Holinesse xliii. 12 The satisfactoriness and meritoriousness of the Death or Sacrifice of Christ. a1708 W. Beveridge Thes. Theologicus (1711) III. 244 The reality and meritoriousness of Christ's death and Passion. 1789 J. Bentham Introd. Princ. Morals & Legisl. xi. p. cxxxix Thus much with respect to the circumstances from which the mischievousness or meritoriousness of a man's disposition is to be inferred in the gross. 1884 A. R. Pennington Wiclif viii. 271 The study of the works of that holy man..led him..to oppose the meritoriousness of good works. 1890 Catholic World July 530 Whether you decorate your coat, or..your visiting-cards, the idea is..of a bit of exterior dignity tacked on to your interior meritoriousness. 1988 18th-cent. Stud. 22 194 If works are considered the ‘prerequisite’..of salvation, then denying their theoretical meritoriousness from a divine standpoint has little effect on the Christian life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1639
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