pratiquantadj.n.

Brit.

/ˌpratiːˈkɒ̃/,

/ˌpratiːˈkɒn(t)/, U.S.

/ˌprɑdiˈkɑnt/

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pratiquant.

Etymology: < French pratiquant observing the teachings and rules of a religion (1867 in this sense), use as adjective of the present participle of pratiquer (see practise v.). Compare earlier practising adj. 2b. In use as noun after French pratiquant, noun (1913 or earlier in this sense).Compare earlier occurrence in an English context of the French phrase Catholique pratiquant practising Catholic: 1894 Times 23 Jan. 3/3 M. Caill, a Republican..who in Catholic Brittany, was careful to style himself ‘Catholique pratiquant’. Not fully naturalized in English.

A. adj.

Making a practice of religious duties or observances; practising.

ΚΠ

1902 G. Arthur Let. Mar. in Some Lett. from Man of No Importance (1928) 140 If the King is not religious in the ‘pratiquant’ sense of the word, he has a very strong sense of religion.

1956 S. Bedford Legacy iii. iv. 154 Jules..says he couldn't marry someone who wasn't a Catholic... It isn't as though he'd ever shewed himself the least bit pratiquant.

1965 New Statesman 3 Dec. 890/2 After lapsing for 15 years, she had recently tried to become pratiquant again.

2000–1 National Interest (Nexis) Winter He had emerged from Trinity as a kind of European literary intellectual on the James Joyce model, a Catholic at best croyant and certainly not pratiquant.

B. n.

A person who practises a religion.

ΚΠ

1955 P. Crutwell Shakespearean Moment vi. 164 [The English] always find it less easy than Continentals to be croyants without being pratiquants.

1960 Times 27 Feb. 7/3 Fasting is an unhealthy habit, Communists tell the people of their Muslim lands. On the contrary, urge the new pratiquants in Turkey and elsewhere, it is astonishing how fitter you feel at the end of Ramadan.

2005 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 20 Mar. 15 Most of the tourists define themselves as religiously observant or ‘pratiquants’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pratiquant
释义	pratiquantadj.n. Brit. /ˌpratiːˈkɒ̃/, /ˌpratiːˈkɒn(t)/, U.S. /ˌprɑdiˈkɑnt/ Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French pratiquant. Etymology: < French pratiquant observing the teachings and rules of a religion (1867 in this sense), use as adjective of the present participle of pratiquer (see practise v.). Compare earlier practising adj. 2b. In use as noun after French pratiquant, noun (1913 or earlier in this sense).Compare earlier occurrence in an English context of the French phrase Catholique pratiquant practising Catholic: 1894 Times 23 Jan. 3/3 M. Caill, a Republican..who in Catholic Brittany, was careful to style himself ‘Catholique pratiquant’. Not fully naturalized in English. A. adj. Making a practice of religious duties or observances; practising. ΚΠ 1902 G. Arthur Let. Mar. in Some Lett. from Man of No Importance (1928) 140 If the King is not religious in the ‘pratiquant’ sense of the word, he has a very strong sense of religion. 1956 S. Bedford Legacy iii. iv. 154 Jules..says he couldn't marry someone who wasn't a Catholic... It isn't as though he'd ever shewed himself the least bit pratiquant. 1965 New Statesman 3 Dec. 890/2 After lapsing for 15 years, she had recently tried to become pratiquant again. 2000–1 National Interest (Nexis) Winter He had emerged from Trinity as a kind of European literary intellectual on the James Joyce model, a Catholic at best croyant and certainly not pratiquant. B. n. A person who practises a religion. ΚΠ 1955 P. Crutwell Shakespearean Moment vi. 164 [The English] always find it less easy than Continentals to be croyants without being pratiquants. 1960 Times 27 Feb. 7/3 Fasting is an unhealthy habit, Communists tell the people of their Muslim lands. On the contrary, urge the new pratiquants in Turkey and elsewhere, it is astonishing how fitter you feel at the end of Ramadan. 2005 Jerusalem Post (Nexis) 20 Mar. 15 Most of the tourists define themselves as religiously observant or ‘pratiquants’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1902
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