sancta simplicitasphr.

/ˈsaŋktə sɪmˈplɪsɪtas/

/ˈsaŋktə sɪmˈplɪkɪtɑːs/

Etymology: Latin ‘holy simplicity’.

An expression of astonishment at another's naïvety. Also used substantively.These are said to have been the dying words of John Huss (1373–1415), Bohemian religious reformer and martyr, provoked by the sight of a simple peasant adding wood to the fire about his stake.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > without affectation [phrase] > expression of astonishment at naïvety

sancta simplicitas1847

1847 F. A. Kemble Let. Dec. in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 278 Miss L—ingenuously replied, ‘Oh dear! that she'd never thought of that...’ Sancta Simplicitas!

1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 13 July 4/4 She..thinks it would be too much to ask the public to listen to two sonatas. Sancta simplicitas! too much!

1894 M. Beerbohm in Yellow Bk. Apr. 65 The day of sancta simplicitas is quite ended.

1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Oct. 870/1 Setting and character perfectly fused..the sancta simplicitas of the Reverend Micah Balwhidder.

1963 L. Meynell Virgin Luck iv. 84 ‘Me? I've never had a bet in my life. I don't even know how to.’ ‘O Sancta simplicitas. I wish I didn't.’

1980 L. Meynell Hooky & Prancing Horse xi. 187 ‘How on earth did you get in?’ ‘Sancta simplicitas..which means you are still wet behind the ears.’

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online June 2018).

单词	sancta simplicitas
释义	sancta simplicitasphr. /ˈsaŋktə sɪmˈplɪsɪtas//ˈsaŋktə sɪmˈplɪkɪtɑːs/ Etymology: Latin ‘holy simplicity’. An expression of astonishment at another's naïvety. Also used substantively.These are said to have been the dying words of John Huss (1373–1415), Bohemian religious reformer and martyr, provoked by the sight of a simple peasant adding wood to the fire about his stake. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > unaffectedness or naturalness > without affectation [phrase] > expression of astonishment at naïvety sancta simplicitas1847 1847 F. A. Kemble Let. Dec. in Rec. Later Life (1882) III. 278 Miss L—ingenuously replied, ‘Oh dear! that she'd never thought of that...’ Sancta Simplicitas! 1889 G. B. Shaw in Star 13 July 4/4 She..thinks it would be too much to ask the public to listen to two sonatas. Sancta simplicitas! too much! 1894 M. Beerbohm in Yellow Bk. Apr. 65 The day of sancta simplicitas is quite ended. 1936 Times Lit. Suppl. 31 Oct. 870/1 Setting and character perfectly fused..the sancta simplicitas of the Reverend Micah Balwhidder. 1963 L. Meynell Virgin Luck iv. 84 ‘Me? I've never had a bet in my life. I don't even know how to.’ ‘O Sancta simplicitas. I wish I didn't.’ 1980 L. Meynell Hooky & Prancing Horse xi. 187 ‘How on earth did you get in?’ ‘Sancta simplicitas..which means you are still wet behind the ears.’ This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1982; most recently modified version published online June 2018). < phr.1847
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