multi-faithadj.

Brit.

/ˌmʌltɪˈfeɪθ/, U.S.

/ˌməltiˈfeɪθ/,

/ˌməlˌtaɪˈfeɪθ/,

/ˌməltəˈfeɪθ/; see also multi- comb. form.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, faith n.

Etymology: < multi- comb. form + faith n.

Designating a society, community, etc., in which several different religious faiths coexist.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [adjective]

universal?a1425

catholicala1530

Catholic Church1559

ecumenical1570

ecumenic1588

schismless1641

unsectarian1847

oecumenian1865

undenominational1871

multi-faith1951

1951 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 57 95 These data..show merely the adjustment of those of different [religious] preference to a multifaith situation.

1969 Learning for Living Jan. 31/2 All the pupils..learn to live together in a multi-faith community.

1989 Independent 4 May 19/3 75 per cent of Muslim girls questioned were eager to be educated in multi-faith, multi-racial schools.

1998 Educ. Rev. 12 i. 94/1 Teaching RE has never been an easy option but in our present multi-faith society..it could so easily become a nightmare.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	multi-faith
释义	multi-faithadj. Brit. /ˌmʌltɪˈfeɪθ/, U.S. /ˌməltiˈfeɪθ/, /ˌməlˌtaɪˈfeɪθ/, /ˌməltəˈfeɪθ/; see also multi- comb. form. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: multi- comb. form, faith n. Etymology: < multi- comb. form + faith n. Designating a society, community, etc., in which several different religious faiths coexist. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [adjective] universal?a1425 catholicala1530 Catholic Church1559 ecumenical1570 ecumenic1588 schismless1641 unsectarian1847 oecumenian1865 undenominational1871 multi-faith1951 1951 Amer. Jrnl. Sociol. 57 95 These data..show merely the adjustment of those of different [religious] preference to a multifaith situation. 1969 Learning for Living Jan. 31/2 All the pupils..learn to live together in a multi-faith community. 1989 Independent 4 May 19/3 75 per cent of Muslim girls questioned were eager to be educated in multi-faith, multi-racial schools. 1998 Educ. Rev. 12 i. 94/1 Teaching RE has never been an easy option but in our present multi-faith society..it could so easily become a nightmare. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1951
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