单词 | ruridecanal |
释义 | ruridecanaladj. Christian Church. Of or relating to a rural dean or deanery (see rural adj. 4). ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > rural dean > [adjective] ruridecanal1835 1835 W. Dansey Horæ Decanicae Rurales II. 41 Our ruridecanal conventions..were acknowledged..as rural courts of Christianity. 1861 J. A. Phillips Missionary Pupils 10 Members of each Ruri-decanal chapter should find a Missionary-candidate and raise funds for his education. 1888 J. W. Burgon Lives Twelve Good Men II. x. 280 A revival of Ruridecanal action throughout the diocese had preceded. 1923 Hearne (Texas) Democrat 6 Apr. 7/5 I'll tell everybody about you and Aloysius..getting lost at the ruri-decanal picnic! 1965 A. J. Bryant Question Page iv. 85 The treasurer..should make contact with the ruri-decanal treasurer. 2008 Guardian (Nexis) 19 Jan. 22 Where..was its prudery..when the subject of venereal disease formed part of a discussion at a ruridecanal conference? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1835 |
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