单词 | rod of correction |
释义 | > as lemmasrod of correction (also discipline) a. rod of correction (also discipline) [compare post-classical Latin virga disciplinae (Vulgate)] : (frequently with the) a rod used as an instrument of punishment; (more generally) corporal punishment; figurative (a means of) discipline or punishment; cf. sense 1.Often with biblical allusion: see quot. 1535. ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 299 (MED) Þei wolen neiþir haue þe hound of þe conscyence, ne þe staf of riȝtwiisenesse, ne þe rodde of correccioun. 1479 Earl Rivers tr. Cordyal (Caxton) ii. ii Our lorde shal aske vs, yf we haue corrected our body with the Rodde of discipline in refraynyng hit from Rebellion and other vayne Iolitees. 1535 Bible (Coverdale) Prov. xxii. B Foolishnes sticketh in the herte of ye lad, but ye rod of correccioun driueth it awaye. 1566 A. Rush President for Prince sig. M.jv A Prince..muste retayne the seueritie of Lawes, chastening by them, as it were the rod of discipline. 1624 J. Norden Imitation of David v. 103 A Father, if he loue his childe, will with the rod of correction restraine him from things dangerous. 1668 H. More Two Last Dialogues iv. xxvii. 151 For King Henry.., gave his bare body to the Rod of Discipline, and the Covent of the Monks of Canterbury being assembled, he received of each of them a Lash. 1714 J. Hunt Dissenters no Schismaticks 24 Where a Church is numerous, and no Rod of Discipline, what can such a Church come to? 1776 Gen. Evening Post 4 Jan. She [sc. Great-Britain] held out the olive-branch when she ought, perhaps, to have stretched forth the rod of correction. 1846 Englishwoman's Mag. 1 Apr. 622 Men in power are often used by God as a rod of correction to punish his people for their iniquity. 1880 Every Week 7 Apr. 228/2 You are a wayward, unsophisticated child, and need the rod of discipline. 1914 W. C. Bagley School Discipline xi. 193 On the whole, the doing away with the rod of correction has constituted a most wholesome reform in school practice. 1988 J. E. Hartley Bk. of Job 125 Misfortune is God's rod of discipline; it reveals his loving care for humanity. 2012 Daily News (South Africa) (Nexis) 28 Aug. 8 The government is trying to make it illegal for parents to smack their children. I am a Christian. My Holy Bible says that I can use the rod of correction to a certain degree. < as lemmas |
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