英语词汇“political harlotry”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

c. figurative. Any behaviour or action that is considered to be unfaithful, dishonourable, or unprincipled, esp. (in later use) that undertaken for personal gain or in pursuit of a particular goal. Also: unfaithfulness, inconstancy, or unscrupulousness as a quality. Often with preceding modifying adjective, as spiritual harlotry, political harlotry, etc.Earliest in religious contexts, esp. with reference to unfaithfulness to God or Christ.

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a1617 P. Baynes Helpe to True Happinesse (1618) iii. vi. 254 Let vs take knowledge of this our estate, and bewaile this spirituall harlotry in our nature.

1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 187 Such as have in their pride and disdain most forsaken the true Ministry, are come..from the harlotry of their wanton, and fine opinions, to consort with swine.

1682 J. Phillips News from Tory-land 2 To please the wanton Fancies, or Politick Ends of some sort of People with the Harlotry of his prostituted Pen.

1708 T. Simmons Serm. at Salters-Hall 10 The Jews..Committed their Spiritual Harlotry upon the Hills, and in the Fields.

1748 P. Hiffernan Refl. Struct. & Passions Man ii. 65 Men, we as undeservedly aquire, as unaccountably lose: This may be called the Harlotry of Friendship.

1865 Boston Daily Advertiser 3 Oct. We have now only an exhibition of political harlotry—a willingness to submit to anything to get into place.

1877 Kansas City Jrnl. 29 July A most miserable, shiftless, purposelessness, unprincipled harlotry, that disgusts even the mob.

1985 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 8 June The Tories..were so desperate to cling to power that they stole almost every policy of the two opposition parties. ‘I have never seen such philosophical harlotry,’ the Liberal Leader said.

2002 Independent (Nexis) 8 May 8 A trust had instructed a hospital to cancel operations the day before..to minimise same-day cancellation figures. He thought that typical of the Government's statistical harlotry.

单词	political harlotry
释义	> as lemmas political harlotry c. figurative. Any behaviour or action that is considered to be unfaithful, dishonourable, or unprincipled, esp. (in later use) that undertaken for personal gain or in pursuit of a particular goal. Also: unfaithfulness, inconstancy, or unscrupulousness as a quality. Often with preceding modifying adjective, as spiritual harlotry, political harlotry, etc.Earliest in religious contexts, esp. with reference to unfaithfulness to God or Christ. ΚΠ a1617 P. Baynes Helpe to True Happinesse (1618) iii. vi. 254 Let vs take knowledge of this our estate, and bewaile this spirituall harlotry in our nature. 1653 J. Gauden Hieraspistes 187 Such as have in their pride and disdain most forsaken the true Ministry, are come..from the harlotry of their wanton, and fine opinions, to consort with swine. 1682 J. Phillips News from Tory-land 2 To please the wanton Fancies, or Politick Ends of some sort of People with the Harlotry of his prostituted Pen. 1708 T. Simmons Serm. at Salters-Hall 10 The Jews..Committed their Spiritual Harlotry upon the Hills, and in the Fields. 1748 P. Hiffernan Refl. Struct. & Passions Man ii. 65 Men, we as undeservedly aquire, as unaccountably lose: This may be called the Harlotry of Friendship. 1865 Boston Daily Advertiser 3 Oct. We have now only an exhibition of political harlotry—a willingness to submit to anything to get into place. 1877 Kansas City Jrnl. 29 July A most miserable, shiftless, purposelessness, unprincipled harlotry, that disgusts even the mob. 1985 Globe & Mail (Canada) (Nexis) 8 June The Tories..were so desperate to cling to power that they stole almost every policy of the two opposition parties. ‘I have never seen such philosophical harlotry,’ the Liberal Leader said. 2002 Independent (Nexis) 8 May 8 A trust had instructed a hospital to cancel operations the day before..to minimise same-day cancellation figures. He thought that typical of the Government's statistical harlotry. extracted from harlotryn.adj. < as lemmas
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