单词 | rectoral |
释义 | rectoraladj. Of, belonging to, or relating to a rector (in various senses); befitting a rector. Cf. rectorial adj. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [adjective] godcundeOE fatherlyeOE godlyOE rectoral1675 Jehovian1822 All-Fatherly1845 Jehovic1884 society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [adjective] rectoral1675 gubernatrix1677 rectorial1709 society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > rector > [adjective] rectoral1675 rectorial1702 1675 R. Baxter Catholick Theol. i. iii. 107 The equality and constancy of his Rectoral and Judicial distributions, is no way inconsistent with the diversity which as a free Owner and Benefactor he maketh either in his Decrees or Gifts. 1691 W. Jane Serm. 26 Nov. 5 Besides this despotical right of absolute Dominion, there is a Rectoral right in God. 1754 Session Papers in Sc. National Dict. (1968) VII. at Rector The University Meeting requested the Rector to hold a Rectoral Court against the next Day (at St. Andrews). 1763 E. Wheelock Serm. preached before 2nd Soc. in Lebanon (1767) 12 His rectoral holiness, and the vindication of the honour of his laws..will require it. 1852 Internat. Mag. Jan. 43/2 The parish was blessed with regular rectoral services. 1866 H. Bushnell Vicarious Sacrifice iii. ii. 263 When God forgives sin, without some penal satisfaction, his rectoral honor and character are made equivocal. 1919 A. Gordon Cheshire Classis 121 Some of the above provisions cannot fail to remind us of Richard Baxter's ‘rectoral’ theory of the ministerial office. 1954 Times 1 Dec. 10/6 The characteristic Barrie-touch..could squeeze into a rectoral address or a school speech, but was more of an ornament than an inspiration. 2003 Hull Daily Mail (Nexis) 17 July 43 A couple were forced to pay £95,000 because part of their land was in fact rectoral property. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1675 |
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