| 单词 | rice christian |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrice Christian rice Christian n. [after Portuguese Cristão de arroz (see quot. 1757)] derogatory a person, esp. one from South or South-East Asia, who adopts Christianity for material benefits. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > conversion to Christianity > [noun] > a convert > for improper reasons Marrano1561 New Christian1612 rice Christian1757 rice convert1827 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies 293 And this is so true, as for those proselytes to be proverbially known in India, by the appellation of Christianos de Arroz, or Rice-christians. 1813 Parl. Reg. III. 245 He was followed by several persons of the lowest class in the scarce season; and these were called rice Christians. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 518/1 The Propagation Society is now proclaiming the gospel in nearly six hundred and fifty villages in the Tinnevelly district, amongst not merely food-seeking ‘rice Christians’ but those who have had the courage to face severe persecution for joining the Christian church. 1941 A. J. Cronin Keys of Kingdom (1942) iv. vii. 179 The wisdom of Father Chisholm's determination to have no rice-Christians in his flock was now apparent. 1994 C. A. Mortland in M. M. Ebihara et al. Cambodian Culture since 1975 (1995) vi. 75 Vickery claims that to accuse missionaries of creating Khmer ‘rice Christians’ is off the mark. < as lemmas |
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