| 单词 | open communionist |
| 释义 | > as lemmasopen communionist a. With preceding modifying adjective, as close communionist, strict communionist, open communionist, free communionist, etc. A person (esp. a Baptist) holding a particular view on the eligibility of worshippers to receive Communion (see communion n. 3a). ΚΠ 1825 S. Stennett Mem. Life Rev. William Ward v. 244 The strict communionist..ought, on his own principles, to shut out Doddridge from communion. 1847 United Presbyterian Mag. Mar. 117/2 The free communionist says, free communion is the principle of my church, and it must be binding upon all. 1884 Spurgeon in Christian Commonw. 1 May 692/3 As compared with the bulk of English Baptists I am a strict communionist myself, as my Church fellowship is strictly of the baptised. 1914 D. Burkholder in D. Kauffman Bible Doctr. v. ii. 396 ‘I commune with God, not with man,’ says the open communionist. If that is the case, then why not admit polygamists..and all other evil classes to the communion? 1938 J. C. Archer Faiths Men Live By i. 13 Some faiths may be more tolerant in worship than in creed—or quite the contrary, as in Islam, or any ‘close communionists’. 1999 Baptist Hist. & Heritage (Nexis) 22 June 67 After he proved that Spurgeon was wrong to invite unbaptized persons to the Lord's table, he proceeded to enlist him as a close communionist. < as lemmas |
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