单词 | philostorgy |
释义 | philostorgyn. Now archaic and rare. Parental love; natural affection. ΚΠ 1607 J. Carpenter Plaine Mans Spirituall Plough i. 7 If ye aske mee what I vnderstand by this word [sc. Piety]: I answere, not only that Philostorge, or louing affection, whereby a man loueth, honoureth,..gratifieth, and dutifully regardeth his father, mother, brethren, kindred,..but also [etc.]. 1623 H. Cockeram Eng. Dict. Philostorgie, parents loue towards their children. 1655 A. Staveley Judex Expurgatorius 6 For the Israelites seeing how Heathens expressed their Philostorgie, and naturall affections towards their dead friends, in superstitious Sacrifices and Exequies, this practise begun in the declining of Judaisme to take place amongst them. 1661 in S. Annesley Morning-exercise at Cripplegate xviii. 438 Hath the great God put such a Philostorgy or natural affection into the Bear, Pellican, Dolphin, Lioness, Eagle, towards their young, and shall not he much more carry his own upon Eagles wings? 1990 A. Barnett Body & its Dangers 34 (title) Philostorgy, now obscure. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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