| 单词 | quadripartite division |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquadripartite division quadripartite division n. a division into four parts, classes, etc.; (Church History) a fourfold division of tithes. ΚΠ 1650 T. Fuller Pisgah-sight of Palestine i. iv. 10 Making a quadripartite division of good wine. 1704 W. Kennett Case of Impropriations 14 A Rule obtained for dividing the Fund into Four Parts, One to the Fabrick and Ornaments of the Church; another to the officiating Priest; another to the Poor..; and a fourth reserved to the more immediate service of the Bishop. [Note] This quadripartite Division is said to have been prescribed by Simplicius, Bishop of Rome. 1854 H. H. Milman Hist. Lat. Christianity I. iii. vii. 442 The quadripartite division, to the bishop, the clergy, the fabric and services of the church, and the poor, generally prevailed in the West. 1882 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. I. 724 The quadripartite division of theology, into exegetical, dogmatical, historical, and practical theology. 1953 J. Lukacs Great Powers & E. Europe 325 Ribbentrop's letter to Stalin had invited the Soviet Union to participate with Germany, Italy, and Japan in a quadripartite division of the globe. 2002 S. Bassnett Transl. Stud. ii. 47 His quadripartite division is..highly idiosyncratic, but it does manage to avoid one great pitfall: periodization, or compartmentalization of literary history. < as lemmas |
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