| 单词 | our ghostly enemy |
| 释义 | > as lemmasour ghostly enemy (also foe) our ghostly enemy (also foe) and variants: the Devil. Cf. the Enemy at enemy n.1 1b(a), our foe at foe adj. and n. Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > a devil > the Devil or Satan > [noun] > as enemy or fiend witherwinc897 fienda1000 our foe?c1225 adversary1340 enemyc1384 fedea1400 our ghostly enemy1447 our ghostly foea1529 arch-foe1615 arch-traitor1751 arch-enemy1850 OE Ælfric tr. Basil Admonitio ad Filium Spiritualem 36 Þu habban scealt þa gastlican wæpna ongean þone gastlican feond. 1447 O. Bokenham Lives of Saints (Arun.) (1938) l. 299 (MED) As for the cardyacle, that tentacyoun Betoknyth..Of oure gostly enmye. a1529 J. Skelton Magnyfycence (?1530) sig. Giiiv Remedy pryncypall Agaynst all sautes of your goostly foo. 1603 Catechism in Prayer-bk. N 7 That hee will keepe vs..from our ghostly enemy. 1646 R. Crashaw Steps to Temple 74 Against the ghostly foe to take your part. 1702 J. Sergeant Of Good Intentions iv. 55 Of both which our Ghostly Enemy makes use to debauch us from the Duty we owe to our dear God. 1858 W. M. Thackeray Virginians I. xv. 114 As for Parson Sampson, I defy our ghostly enemy to get the better of him. 1890 O. J. Reichel Elem. Canon Law lv. 143 Unction was accordingly resorted to to fortify the receiver against any special attack of the ghostly foe. 1924 Daily Mirror 14 Mar. 5/4 Though spiritual weapons may suffice to combat our ghostly enemy, physical force is generally required to deal adequately with his human agents. 2019 States News Service (Nexis) 16 Sept. We are striking back against our ghostly foe and reclaiming a little piece of the world for the holy love of God? < as lemmas |
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