presepion.

Brit.

/prɛˈsɛpɪəʊ/, U.S.

/prɛˈsɛpioʊ/

Inflections: Plural presepi, presepios.

Forms:

α. 1700s presepia (irregular), 1700s– presepio.

β. 1900s– presepe.

Also with capital initial.

Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian presepio; Italian presepe.

Etymology: Partly < Italian presepio stall, manger, especially the one in which Jesus was laid (a1342), nativity scene (a1574) < classical Latin praesaepium , later variant of praesaepe (see Praesepe n.), and partly < Italian presepe stall, manger, especially the one in which Jesus was laid (c1260), nativity scene (1920) < classical Latin praesaepe (see Praesepe n.). Compare French presepio (1598 in Middle French), Old Occitan prezepi (early 14th cent.), Portuguese presépio (14th cent.).In plural form presepi after the Italian plural form.

A crib; a model of the manger in which Jesus was laid; (also) a nativity scene.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > Christian symbols or images > [noun] > representing the manger

presepio1759

crib1885

1759 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 19 July (1967) III. 220 The devout people who spend 20 years in making a magnificent presepia at Naples.

1767 W. Harte Amaranth 183 Adonis' grot near Christ's presepio stood.

1860 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 64/2 A staging is erected, from which little maidens are reciting, with every kind of pretty gesticulation..in explanation of the Presepio opposite.

1894 Folk-lore 5 9 This Presepio had splendid dresses for the Magi, whose camels and retinue with their presents filled much of the foreground.

1911 E. Martinengo-Cesaresco Outdoor Life in Greek & Roman Poets xiv. 250 The custom..soon prevailed in every household of erecting a manger at Christmas... Both the presepi and the treatment of the subject in art tended to become more elaborate.

1958 Listener 25 Dec. 1067/1 Every Italian family has its own presepio, as the crib is called.

1995 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 17/5 The Neapolitan crib—the presepe or presepio—was incomparably more elaborate than the standard arrangement of Holy Family, oxen, ass, three kings and one angel.

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

单词	presepio
释义	presepion. Brit. /prɛˈsɛpɪəʊ/, U.S. /prɛˈsɛpioʊ/ Inflections: Plural presepi, presepios. Forms: α. 1700s presepia (irregular), 1700s– presepio. β. 1900s– presepe. Also with capital initial. Origin: A borrowing from Italian. Etymons: Italian presepio; Italian presepe. Etymology: Partly < Italian presepio stall, manger, especially the one in which Jesus was laid (a1342), nativity scene (a1574) < classical Latin praesaepium , later variant of praesaepe (see Praesepe n.), and partly < Italian presepe stall, manger, especially the one in which Jesus was laid (c1260), nativity scene (1920) < classical Latin praesaepe (see Praesepe n.). Compare French presepio (1598 in Middle French), Old Occitan prezepi (early 14th cent.), Portuguese presépio (14th cent.).In plural form presepi after the Italian plural form. A crib; a model of the manger in which Jesus was laid; (also) a nativity scene. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > Christian symbols or images > [noun] > representing the manger presepio1759 crib1885 1759 Lady M. W. Montagu Let. 19 July (1967) III. 220 The devout people who spend 20 years in making a magnificent presepia at Naples. 1767 W. Harte Amaranth 183 Adonis' grot near Christ's presepio stood. 1860 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 64/2 A staging is erected, from which little maidens are reciting, with every kind of pretty gesticulation..in explanation of the Presepio opposite. 1894 Folk-lore 5 9 This Presepio had splendid dresses for the Magi, whose camels and retinue with their presents filled much of the foreground. 1911 E. Martinengo-Cesaresco Outdoor Life in Greek & Roman Poets xiv. 250 The custom..soon prevailed in every household of erecting a manger at Christmas... Both the presepi and the treatment of the subject in art tended to become more elaborate. 1958 Listener 25 Dec. 1067/1 Every Italian family has its own presepio, as the crib is called. 1995 Daily Tel. 20 Dec. 17/5 The Neapolitan crib—the presepe or presepio—was incomparably more elaborate than the standard arrangement of Holy Family, oxen, ass, three kings and one angel. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759
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