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单词 non-swearing
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non-swearingn.

Brit. /nɒnˈswɛːɪŋ/, U.S. /nɑnˈswɛrɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, swearing n.
Etymology: < non- prefix + swearing n. Compare slightly earlier non-swearer n., non-swearing adj.
The action of not swearing oaths or of not using profane language; spec. †the action of the nonjurors in refusing to take the oath of allegiance (obsolete).
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society > faith > worship > vow > non-jurancy > [noun]
non-subscribing1651
non-swearing1692
nonjurantism1709
non-jurancy1715
non-subscription1736
non-jurorism1845
1692 Let. to Friend in Harleian Misc. (1746) VII. 296 Could their Non-swearing restore him to his Throne again, it would [etc.].
1991 W. Sheed Baseball & Lesser Sports 171 Rickey was Mack's match at non-swearing, never going further than ‘criminen-tilies’.
1997 Population Stud. 51 132/1 We used the Anabaptist scale which was focused on the importance of adult baptism, non-resistance, balancing evangelism and service, non-swearing of oaths, and separation of Church and State.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

non-swearingadj.

Brit. /nɒnˈswɛːɪŋ/, U.S. /nɑnˈswɛrɪŋ/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: non- prefix, swearing adj.
Etymology: < non- prefix + swearing adj. Compare slightly earlier non-swearer n.
That does not swear an oath of allegiance or use profane language; spec. †= nonjuring adj. (obsolete).
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society > faith > worship > vow > non-jurancy > [adjective]
nonjuring1691
non-swearing1691
nonjurant1696
non-subscribing1716
non-juristical1723
non-jurist1871
1691 N. Luttrell Diary in Brief Hist. Relation State Affairs (1857) II. 162 The other non-swearing bishops.
a1704 T. Brown Satyr upon French King in Wks. (1707) I. i. 89 A Non-Swearing-Parson.
1733 Hyp-doctor 16 Oct. A broken Non-swearing, but All-lying Parson of North-street, Westminster.
1952 R. E. Weir Beyond Labor's Veil (1996) ii. 70 A group of Chicago Knights announced the formation of the Non-Swearing Knights to cleanse the stockyards of coarse language.
1980 M. D. Johnson in C. R. Berkin & C. M. Lovett Women, War, & Revol. 120 [Post-revolutionary France] A major reason for secularizing the état civil was that nonswearing clergy were still performing marriages among the faithful.
1990 P. W. Luneborg Women changing Work vi. 96 Women give nonswearing men more choices.
1994 R. H. Stein Method & Message Jesus' Teachings (rev. ed.) vi. 93 Quakers emphasized the nonswearing of oaths.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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