单词 | puranic |
释义 | Puranicadj.n. A. adj. Of, relating to, or resembling the Puranas. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > non-Judaeo-Christian scriptures > [adjective] > Hindu Pauranic1793 Puranic1798 post-Puranic1862 Shastraic1961 1798 J. Bentley in Asiatick Researches 5 327 To distinguish it from Meya's I shall call it the puranic system. 1847 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 1 302 The epic and purânic traditions, which are the principal original sources to be consulted, with respect to the most ancient times. 1873 Appletons' Jrnl. 27 Sept. 393/2 The Puranic version has preserved the outlines of this more ancient account. 1889 J. M. Robertson Christ & Krishna xii. 59 The Krishna Birth-Festival here departs from the Purânic legend. 1938 Nature 19 Feb. 310/1 The disappearance of totems in favour of gotras of Puranic heroes. 1992 N. Bhattacharya Hem & Football x. 121 I degraded myself by concocting a Puranic tale. B. n. An authority on or exponent of ancient lore; a person who composes or recites Puranas. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > Hindu sects and groups > [noun] > Puranism > person Pauranic1792 Puranic1878 1878 G. Smith Life J. Wilson iv. 103 Rama Chundra, formerly a Pooranik, would defend the Christian religion; and..Lukshmun, a Pooranik, would..take up the side of the Hindoo religion. 1996 I. Grewal Home & Harem v. 187 To see Ramabai as viewing India's ‘panorama’ argues for the subject position that Ramabai did not have as a pilgrim and as part of a family of Puranikas, those who read the Puranas aloud and get alms and gifts in return. 2006 www.boloji.com 31 Mar. (O.E.D. Archive) If the modern dating of the Guptas is accepted, it means that the Puranics, face to face with the Gupta kings, placed them in antiquity six hundred years in the past! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1798 |
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