单词 | paganly |
释义 | paganlyadv. In the manner of a pagan; in a pagan way. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > paganism > [adverb] heathenly1382 superstitiously1533 ethnically1547 heathenishly1573 paganically1577 idolatrously1583 paganly1625 paganishly1832 infidelly1844 1625 S. Purchas Pilgrimes II. x. 1699 Some kneeling had commended them to Christ, which was thus Paganly misconstrued. 1659 H. More Immortality of Soul i. xiv. 98 This..I am not so paganly Superstitious as to believe one syllable of. 1835 in R. Southey Common-place Bk. (1851) 4th Ser. 581/1 The Irish Papists are paganly superstitious. 1897 Catholic World May 165 Why was St. Thomas paganly astrological? Mr. Miller answers: because Aquinas could not otherwise defend the doctrine of ‘transubstantion,’ or the ‘doctrine’ that the Pope is a universal emperor. 1960 Russ. Rev. 19 158 The great artistry of Tolstoy was of a paganly sensuous nature rather than of a Christian spiritual one. 1999 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 19 Sept. 13 a The music and messages range from sublimely lyrical to pounding and almost paganly rhythmic, often moving from one extreme to the other in a single leap. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1625 |
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