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单词 pauranic
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Pauranicn.adj.

Brit. /pɔːˈranɪk/, U.S. /pɔˈrɑnɪk/, /pɑˈrɑnɪk/
Forms: 1700s Pauranick, 1700s– Pauranic, 1800s Pauranica, 1800s– Pauranik, 1900s– Pauranika. Also with lower-case initial.
Origin: A borrowing from Sanskrit. Etymon: Sanskrit paurāṇika.
Etymology: < Sanskrit paurāṇika teller of ancient legends, authority on ancient lore < purāṇa Purana n. + -ika , suffix forming agent nouns. Compare Puranic adj. and n.
A. n.
= Puranic n.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Puranism > person
Pauranic1792
Puranic1878
1792 W. Jones Diss. & Misc. Pieces I. 377 The Pauranics..suppose a celestial nymph to preside over each of the constellations.
1803 A. Hamilton in Edinb. Rev. Jan. 414 Passages..cited by the Pauranicas and their commentators.
1923 Bull. School Oriental Stud. 2 808 The Paurāṇikas borrowed from the Vēdic Aitihāsikas the bulk of their legend-materials.
1971 Hist. Relig. 10 316 This was a problem that the Paurāṇikas found difficult to resolve.
2001 H. Gardner et al. Good Work iii. 46 During fairs or festivals storytellers known as pauranikas..chant uplifting episodes from the ancient Sanskrit epics.
B. adj.
= Puranic adj.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > non-Judaeo-Christian scriptures > [adjective] > Hindu
Pauranic1793
Puranic1798
post-Puranic1862
Shastraic1961
1793 Asiatick Researches 3 402 The river Syámalà, which is a Pauranic name for the Nile.
1869 F. M. Müller tr. Rig-Veda-Sanhita I. 244 In the epic and pauranic literature this Diti has grown into a definite person.
1923 Man 23 100 The Pauranic story of Vāmana's conquest of Mahā Bali..seems to resolve itself into a political incident.
1961 G. N. Banerjee & M. R. M. Lal Hellenism in Anc. India iii. 101 He should do well to study..their figurations of Pauranic divinities.
2002 W. S. Sax Dancing the Self iv. 110 A Himalayan village named kalap is mentioned in Pauranik versions of this story.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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