middle pathn.

Brit.

/ˌmɪdl ˈpɑːθ/,

/ˌmɪdl ˈpaθ/, U.S.

/ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈpæθ/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., path n.¹

Etymology: < middle adj. + path n.¹ Compare earlier middle way n.

1. A path that lies in the middle; a path between other paths.

ΚΠ

1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. N.iiii^v If middle path kept had proud Phaeton, No burning brand this erth had falln vpon.

1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World III. x. 375 The middle Path, brought us into a fair Meadow.

1857 J. A. Heraud Judgem. of Flood (rev. ed.) 25 Making, with either hand, a middle path, All Sun-flowers I passed through.

1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers ix. 219 They went down to the warren. On the middle path they passed a trap.

a. A course or state between two extremes; = middle way n. 2a.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > middle course

middle way?c1225

midwayc1451

golden mean1541

middle course1579

mid-course1603

middle path1606

third way1638

midstream1670

middle line1692

middle road1759

mid-ground1825

juste milieu1831

via media1834

middle ground1961

1606 No-body & Some-body sig. C4^v The middle path, the golden meane for me, Leaue me obedience, take you Maiestie.

1741 J. Miller Misc. Wks. 74 Never from Virtue's Middle-path to swerve, But one just Mean thro' Life's whole Course preserve.

1853 F. S. Mines Presbyterian Clergyman looking for Church 177 I was unconsciously beginning to move in the middle path between Popery and Sectarianism.

1865 L. F. Simpson Handbk. Dining (ed. 3) ii. 27 Biscuit bakers..hold a middle path between pastry cooks and confectioners.

1900 V. Fane Betwixt Two Seas 79 Lo, betwixt the two, Half god, half brute, man takes the middle path With faltering footsteps.

1990 Sunday Express Mag. 15 Apr. 54/2 In life one is always trying to find the balance, the middle path.

b. Buddhism. In form Middle Path. A spiritual course towards enlightenment which avoids extremes of self-indulgence and self-denial. Cf. Eightfold Path n. at eightfold adj. Compounds.

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society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > [noun] > concepts in

satori1727

karma1785

prajna1828

sunyata1828

dharma1829

Buddha dharma1853

middle way1863

Eightfold Path1870

middle path1877

Noble Truth1877

anitya1882

dukkha1886

anatman1894

Buddha dhamma1894

anatta1904

anicca1904

no-self1921

no-mind1934

nothingness1940

no-thought1949

no-mindness1959

1877 T. W. R. Davids Buddhism ii. 48 The Middle Path... This middle course of a virtuous life, resulted from four fundamental truths..as the path is called ‘the Noble Eightfold Path’.

1908 S. C. Vidyabhusana in J. Hastings Encycl. Relig. & Ethics I. 48/1 As the Buddhists avoid the philosophy of ‘Being’ as well as ‘Non-being’, and choose a middle path, their ethical doctrine is often called the Middle Path Doctrine.

1983 M. Carrithers Buddha iv. 76 The Buddha called the principle ‘thorough reflection’.., a considered and meticulous pragmatism about the consequences of each practice in the Middle Path.

1997 J. Bowker World Relig. 62/2 (caption) At his first sermon..the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths.., as well as the Middle Path between the extremes of self-indulgent pleasure and self-denial.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	middle path
释义	middle pathn. Brit. /ˌmɪdl ˈpɑːθ/, /ˌmɪdl ˈpaθ/, U.S. /ˌmɪd(ə)l ˈpæθ/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: middle adj., path n.¹ Etymology: < middle adj. + path n.¹ Compare earlier middle way n. 1. A path that lies in the middle; a path between other paths. ΚΠ 1557 Earl of Surrey et al. Songes & Sonettes sig. N.iiii^v If middle path kept had proud Phaeton, No burning brand this erth had falln vpon. 1691 J. Dunton Voy. round World III. x. 375 The middle Path, brought us into a fair Meadow. 1857 J. A. Heraud Judgem. of Flood (rev. ed.) 25 Making, with either hand, a middle path, All Sun-flowers I passed through. 1913 D. H. Lawrence Sons & Lovers ix. 219 They went down to the warren. On the middle path they passed a trap. 2. a. A course or state between two extremes; = middle way n. 2a. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > absence of prejudice > [noun] > middle course middle way?c1225 midwayc1451 golden mean1541 middle course1579 mid-course1603 middle path1606 third way1638 midstream1670 middle line1692 middle road1759 mid-ground1825 juste milieu1831 via media1834 middle ground1961 1606 No-body & Some-body sig. C4^v The middle path, the golden meane for me, Leaue me obedience, take you Maiestie. 1741 J. Miller Misc. Wks. 74 Never from Virtue's Middle-path to swerve, But one just Mean thro' Life's whole Course preserve. 1853 F. S. Mines Presbyterian Clergyman looking for Church 177 I was unconsciously beginning to move in the middle path between Popery and Sectarianism. 1865 L. F. Simpson Handbk. Dining (ed. 3) ii. 27 Biscuit bakers..hold a middle path between pastry cooks and confectioners. 1900 V. Fane Betwixt Two Seas 79 Lo, betwixt the two, Half god, half brute, man takes the middle path With faltering footsteps. 1990 Sunday Express Mag. 15 Apr. 54/2 In life one is always trying to find the balance, the middle path. b. Buddhism. In form Middle Path. A spiritual course towards enlightenment which avoids extremes of self-indulgence and self-denial. Cf. Eightfold Path n. at eightfold adj. Compounds. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Buddhism > [noun] > concepts in satori1727 karma1785 prajna1828 sunyata1828 dharma1829 Buddha dharma1853 middle way1863 Eightfold Path1870 middle path1877 Noble Truth1877 anitya1882 dukkha1886 anatman1894 Buddha dhamma1894 anatta1904 anicca1904 no-self1921 no-mind1934 nothingness1940 no-thought1949 no-mindness1959 1877 T. W. R. Davids Buddhism ii. 48 The Middle Path... This middle course of a virtuous life, resulted from four fundamental truths..as the path is called ‘the Noble Eightfold Path’. 1908 S. C. Vidyabhusana in J. Hastings Encycl. Relig. & Ethics I. 48/1 As the Buddhists avoid the philosophy of ‘Being’ as well as ‘Non-being’, and choose a middle path, their ethical doctrine is often called the Middle Path Doctrine. 1983 M. Carrithers Buddha iv. 76 The Buddha called the principle ‘thorough reflection’.., a considered and meticulous pragmatism about the consequences of each practice in the Middle Path. 1997 J. Bowker World Relig. 62/2 (caption) At his first sermon..the Buddha taught the Four Noble Truths.., as well as the Middle Path between the extremes of self-indulgent pleasure and self-denial. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1557
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