单词 | scruple |
释义 | scruplen.1 A small unit of weight or measurement. 1. a. A unit of weight = 20 grains, 1/ 3 drachm, 1/ 24 oz. Apothecaries' weight. Denoted by the character ℈. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > scruple scriple?a1425 scruple1564 scriptule1601 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Exod. xxx. 13 A sicle, that is, a nounce, hath twenti half scripilles. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) 1 Sam. xxv. 31 This shal not be to thee..into scripil of herte [L. in scrupulum cordis]. c1440 Pallad. on Husb. ii. 418 Putte theryn A scriple of foyl, and half a scriple of fyn Saffron. c1450 Mirk's Festial 18 This holy apostoll preuet so oure fay, þat he lafte no scrypull yn no parte þeryn. ?1544 J. Heywood Foure PP sig. C.iij Here is syrapus de Byzansis A lyttell thynge is Inough of this For euen the weyght of one scryppull Shall make you stronge as a cryppull.] 1564 W. Bullein Dialogue against Fever Pestilence f. 31 Take Theriaca..ij. Scruples..bole Amoniacke prepared, half a Scruple. 1583 P. Barrough Methode of Phisicke sig. *viijv A scruple is twentie barely cornes. 1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iv. iii. sig. I2 With some few scruples of sassa-fras and Guacum. 1710 P. Blair Let. 20 Mar. in Misc. Observ. (1718) 63 It weighed betwixt a Scruple and half a Dram. 1843 T. Watson Lect. Physic I. xxxix. 700 It consists of the iodide of mercury, mixed with lard, in the proportion of two scruples to the ounce. b. Alleged values of doubtful authority. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement by weighing > [noun] > unit or denomination of weight > other disused units markOE peisea1382 straw1540 scruple1656 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Scruple (scriptulum), is of Troy weight seven grains and an half. 1688 R. Holme Acad. Armory iii. 339/1 A scruple is 14 graines. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. at Scrupulus Among Goldsmiths, the Scruple is 24 Grains. 2. a. One-sixtieth of a degree; a minute of arc. first, second, third scruple, the first, second, third power of one-sixtieth. Cf. minute n.1, etymological note. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > number > geometry > angle > [noun] > degree > minute minutec1550 min1559 scruple1610 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 205 The latitude fiftie degrees, and fortie scruples or minutes. 1610 P. Holland tr. W. Camden Brit. i. 474 Two and fiftie degrees and fortie scrupuls from the Aequator. 1655 T. Fuller Hist. Univ. Cambr. i. 16 in Church-hist. Brit. Northampton lying within twenty nine scruples of the same degree of longitude with Oxford. 1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Pract. Arithm. i. 75 A Degree is sub~divided into Minutes, or First Scruples, 60′. A First Scruple, into Seconds, 60″. Seconds, into Thirds, and so on. ΘΚΠ the world > the universe > heavenly body > movement of heavenly bodies > [noun] > scruple scruple1633 the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > [noun] > digit point?c1400 finger1561 prick1561 punct1561 scruple1633 digit1807 the world > the universe > planet > primary planet > moon > lunar orbit > [noun] > scruple scruple1633 1633 H. Gellibrand in T. James Strange Voy. App. sig. R2 The middle motion of the ☉ Center... The Prosthaphæresis of the Center add... The Proportional Scruples.—l. 1658 J. Gadbury Γενεθλιαλογία ii. 229 Then..take out the Scruples of proportion, and reserve them until anon. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Scruples eclipsed are that Part of the Moons Diameters which enters the Shadow, expressed in the same Measure wherein the apparent Diameter of the Moon is expressed. 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) Scruples of Immersion, or Incidence, are an Arch of the Moon's Orbit, which her Centre describes from the Beginning of the Eclipse, to the Time when its Centre falls into the Shadow... Scruples of Emersion, are an Arch of the Moon's Orbit, which her Centre describes in the Time from the first Emersion of the Moon's Limb, to the End of the Eclipse. a. scruple of an hour: the sixtieth part of an hour, a minute: more fully first scruple, the successive smaller fractions of the sexagesimal scale being called second scruple (= our ‘second’), third, fourth, fifth, etc. scruple. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > minute > [noun] minutea1393 mint-whilec1400 minute tide1492 min1588 scruple of an hour1603 M1670 1603 C. Heydon Def. Iudiciall Astrol. iv. 143 I haue a plumbe watche..and this, with one motion giueth me so perfectly, both the minute and second scruple of time, that hauing obserued [etc.]. 1631 F. Quarles Hist. Samson Med. xxi. 128 How can it be expected, we have power To hold out Seige, one scruple of an hower. 1640 Bp. J. Wilkins Disc. New World & Another Planet (new ed.) ii. vii. 124 If a man leaping up in a Ship, may abide in the Aire on the second scruple of an houre. c1653 T. Whalley Let. in R. Parr Life J. Usher (1686) Coll. cclxxxvii. 603 [A computation expressed in sexagesimals of an hour is referred to as being] in hourly scruples. b. Similarly, the day of 24 hours was divided sexagesimally into first, second, etc. scruples, the ‘first scruple’ being = 24 minutes. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > minute > [noun] > period of specific number of minutes milec1275 mileway1370 ghurry1638 scruple1702 1702 V. Mandey tr. J. J. Hainlin Synopsis Mathematica: Pract. Arithm. i. 77 Astronomically, a Day is divided as an Integer, into first Scruples 60′. A Prime or first Scruple into 60″, and so on. c. In Rabbinical chronology, the 1080th part of an hour, equal to 1/ 18 of a minute (= late Hebrew ḥēleq; the attribution of this measure to the Arabs is a mistake). Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > period > hour > [noun] > specific part of an hour prickOE momentumOE prickleOE punctOE mileway1370 momenta1398 pointa1398 half-hourc1420 quartera1500 glass1599 semi-hore1623 scruple1728 part1806 1728 E. Chambers Cycl. (at cited word) The Chaldee Scrupule is 1/1080 Part of an Hour; called, by the Hebrews, Helakim. These Scruples are much used by the Jews, Arabs, and other Eastern People. 1788 W. Marsden in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 78 419 The lunar month..according to the computation of the Arabian Astronomers, consists of 29 days, 12 hours, and 792 scruples or parts in 1080. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of area > [noun] > a system or process of measuring land > ancient Roman units actusa1398 centurya1398 jugera1398 scruplea1690 a1690 S. Jeake Λογιστικηλογία (1696) 114 A Scruple of an Arpent is 1/48 of an Arpent or 10 Feet Square every way. 5. One-twelfth of an inch; a line. Also, one-tenth of a geometrical inch. ( Cent. Dict.) ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > measurement > measurement of length > [noun] > units of length or distance > inch > one twelfth of an inch line1665 prime1703 scruple1802 second1842 1802 H. Martin Helen of Glenross III This to me, who never leave one scruple of an inch of my paper unadorned by my literary genius. 6. figurative. A very small quantity or amount; a very small part or portion. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > quantity > smallness of quantity, amount, or degree > [noun] > a small quantity or amount > a very small amount shredc1000 farthingsworthc1325 pennyworthc1330 incha1350 sliverc1374 chipa1393 gnastc1440 Jack1530 spoonful1531 crumba1535 spark1548 slight1549 pin's worth1562 scruple1574 thought1581 pinch1583 scrap1583 splinter1609 ticket1634 notchet1637 indivisible1644 tinyc1650 twopence1691 turn of the scale(s)1706 enough to swear by1756 touch1786 scrimptiona1825 infinitesimal1840 smidgen1841 snuff1842 fluxion1846 smitchel1856 eyelash1860 smidge1866 tenpenceworth1896 whisker1913 tidge1986 1574 E. Hellowes tr. A. de Guevara Familiar Epist. 121 There is no loue in this world so perfet, as that which holdeth no scrupule of intereste. a1616 W. Shakespeare Measure for Measure (1623) i. i. 37 Nature neuer lends The smallest scruple of her excellence, But [etc.] . View more context for this quotation 1644 J. Milton Areopagitica 19 Look into Italy and Spain, whether those places be one scruple the better. a1680 S. Butler Genuine Remains (1759) I. 111 Each Word and Syllable brought to the Scale, And valu'd to a Scruple in the Sale. 1830 J. Galt Lawrie Todd I. ii. i. 87 In the choice of a second wife, one scruple of prudence is worth a pound of passion. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2022). scruplen.2 1. a. A thought or circumstance that troubles the mind or conscience; a doubt, uncertainty or hesitation in regard to right and wrong, duty, propriety, etc.; esp. one which is regarded as over-refined or over-nice, or which causes a person to hesitate where others would be bolder to act. Often, scruple of conscience. ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] un-i-willa1225 unlustc1230 dangerc1290 loathnessa1300 thronessa1400 grudgingc1420 nilling?a1425 unlustiness?a1425 loathinessc1449 difficulty?c1450 grudge1477 sticking1525 scruple1526 unreadiness1526 sweerness1533 dangerousness1548 untowardnessa1555 envy1557 loathsomeness1560 retractation1563 stickling1589 indisposition1593 loathfulness1596 backwardness1597 unwillingness1597 reluctation1598 offwardness1600 undisposedness1600 hinka1614 reluctancy1621 reluctancea1628 renitence1640 nolencea1651 nolencya1651 indisposedness1651 shyness1651 nolition1653 costiveness1654 sullenness1659 scrupling1665 regret1667 queerness1687 stickiness1689 disinclination1695 uneasinessa1715 tarditude1794 disclination1812 inalacrity1813 grudgingness1820 tarrowing1832 reticence1863 grudgery1889 balkiness1894 safety first1913 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] > scruple of conscience scriplea1382 grutchingc1450 grudge1483 scruple1526 scrupulosity?a1562 qualm1617 mote1619 alarm bella1629 squeam1798 society > morality > duty or obligation > recognition of duty > [noun] > conscientiousness > meticulous conscience1483 scrupleness1489 scruple1526 scrupulosity1526 queasiness1576 punctualness1620 punctuality1622 scrupulousness1689 overscrupulousness1740 superstition1755 overscrupulosity1829 over-scruple1894 1526 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfection ii. sig. Rii He wyll..lette the..simple person, fro the performyng of his dewtyes.., by the reason of..feares, and scruples. c1534 T. More Wks. 1435/1 Though men..say it is no consience but a foolish scruple. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. clxxix The kyng of England..was in a great scruple of his conscience & not quiet in his mynde. 1604 W. Shakespeare Hamlet iv. iv. 9 + 31 Some crauen scruple Of thinking too precisely on th'euent. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. vi. Rule 1 A Scruple is a great trouble of mind proceeding from a little motive. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables xli. 43 Upon the nicest Scruples of Honour. 1759 R. Jackson Hist. Rev. Pennsylvania 254 The Assembly did not, however, start any Scruple on this Head. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. xlix. 90 The scruples of reason, or piety, were silenced by the strong evidence of visions and miracles. 1855 F. W. Faber Growth in Holiness (ed. 2) xvii. 299 A scruple is..a vain fear of sin where there is no reason nor reasonable ground for suspecting sin. 1868 E. Edwards Life Sir W. Ralegh I. ii. 34 They had to deal with enemies who were troubled with few scruples. b. in generalized sense. (Sometimes = scrupulosity.) ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] studyinglOE orrathnessc1175 doubta1225 balance1297 were1303 doubtancec1325 unsickernessc1340 wilsomenessa1400 wonda1400 scriple?a1425 ambiguityc1425 diswerec1440 dubitationc1450 variation?1473 incertainty1483 doubting1486 doubtfulness1526 scrupulousness1526 scruple1548 uncertainty1548 disputation1549 irresolution1592 swithering1597 hesitance1601 incertitude1601 unpersuadedness1612 inassurance1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unsatisfaction1643 unsatisfiedness1646 dubitancy1649 insecurity1649 dispersuasion1653 unassuredness1660 scrupling1665 unconfidencea1670 swither1719 dubietyc1750 mank1808 suspense1816 dubitating1837 doubtingness1840 1548 Order of Communion sig. B.i To the satysfaccyon of hys mynd and aduoydyng of al scruple and doubtfulnes. 1660 Bp. J. Taylor Ductor Dubitantium I. i. vi. Rule 2 §1 This is a right course in the matter of scruple; proceed to action. 1689 J. Evelyn Diary (1955) IV. 626 The AB of Cant, & some of the rest, upon scrupule of Conscience..entred their protests, & hung off. 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. xlix. 90 At first, the experiment was made with caution and scruple. 1848 Baroness Bunsen in A. J. C. Hare Life & Lett. Baroness Bunsen (1879) II. iii. 114 He expresses much concern and scruple about the trouble he occasions. 1872 R. D. Blackmore Maid of Sker I. vi. 48 Just as I had made up my mind to lift up the latch, and to walk in freely, as I would have done in most other houses, but stood on scruple with Evan Thomas. c. without scruple. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > [adverb] > with moral certainty without scruple1526 1526 Bible (Tyndale) Acts x. 29 Therfore cam I unto you with outen scruple [Gk. ἀναντιρρήτως]. a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 148 Giuen our selues without scruple to hell. View more context for this quotation 1788 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall V. xlix. 98 The Jewish king, who had broken without scruple the brazen serpent. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. ii. 186 Attacked by the civil power, they without scruple repelled force by force. d. to have scruples; to have little, no scruple, etc. Const. about (a matter), in (doing something). ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt, be uncertain [verb (intransitive)] tweonc897 to be at or in weeningc1275 doubtc1325 dreadc1400 vary1477 swither1535 stay1583 to have or make scruple of1600 demur1612 demurea1616 hesitate1623 Nicodemize1624 scruple1639 scrupulize1642 query1647 to make doubt1709 to have scruples1719 to have weres1768 mislippen1816 dubitate1837 the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > be unwilling [verb (intransitive)] nillOE loathea1200 to make it tough1297 forthinka1300 reckc1300 ruea1400 to make (it) strangec1405 to make strangenessc1407 stick1418 resistc1425 to make (it) strange?1456 steek1478 tarrowc1480 doubt1483 sunyie1488 to make (it) nice1530 stay1533 shentc1540 to make courtesy (at)1542 to make it scrupulous1548 to think (it) much1548 to make dainty of (anything)1555 to lie aback1560 stand1563 steek1573 to hang back1581 erch1584 to make doubt1586 to hang the groin1587 to make scruple (also a, no, etc., scruple)1589 yearn1597 to hang the winga1601 to make squeamish1611 smay1632 bogglea1638 to hang off1641 waver1643 reluct1648 shy1650 reluctate1655 stickle1656 scruple1660 to make boggle1667 revere1689 begrudge1690 to have scruples1719 stopc1738 bitch1777 reprobate1779 crane1823 disincline1885 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > feel or be confident [verb (intransitive)] > on moral grounds to have little, no scruple1719 1719 D. Defoe Life Robinson Crusoe 340 I had some little Scruple in my Mind about Religion, which insensibly drew me back. 1736 Gentleman's Mag. Dec. 709/2 That the Quakers can have no Scruple of Conscience in paying Tythes. 1828 T. B. Macaulay Hallam's Constit. Hist. in Edinb. Rev. Sept. 140 A man without truth or humanity may have some strange scruples about a trifle. 1850 J. W. Croker in Croker Papers 14 June (1884) I. i. 18 If you have the slightest [objection], pray have no scruple in leaving my curiosity ungratified. 1866 C. Kingsley Hereward the Wake I. viii. 199 [They] had little scruple in applying to a witch. e. to make scruple (also a, no, etc., scruple): to entertain or raise a scruple or doubt; to hesitate, be reluctant, esp. on conscientious grounds. Const. infinitive; also with of (at, in) = to stick at, hesitate to do or allow, etc. ? Obsolete. (Cf. French faire scrupule, with similar constructions.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > be unwilling [verb (intransitive)] nillOE loathea1200 to make it tough1297 forthinka1300 reckc1300 ruea1400 to make (it) strangec1405 to make strangenessc1407 stick1418 resistc1425 to make (it) strange?1456 steek1478 tarrowc1480 doubt1483 sunyie1488 to make (it) nice1530 stay1533 shentc1540 to make courtesy (at)1542 to make it scrupulous1548 to think (it) much1548 to make dainty of (anything)1555 to lie aback1560 stand1563 steek1573 to hang back1581 erch1584 to make doubt1586 to hang the groin1587 to make scruple (also a, no, etc., scruple)1589 yearn1597 to hang the winga1601 to make squeamish1611 smay1632 bogglea1638 to hang off1641 waver1643 reluct1648 shy1650 reluctate1655 stickle1656 scruple1660 to make boggle1667 revere1689 begrudge1690 to have scruples1719 stopc1738 bitch1777 reprobate1779 crane1823 disincline1885 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt, be uncertain [verb (intransitive)] > on grounds of conscience to make (no) scriple of conscience1578 to make scruple (also a, no, etc., scruple)1589 1589 ‘Pasquill of England’ Returne of Pasquill sig. Bj They presume to make a shrewde scruple of their obedience. 1591 H. Savile tr. Tacitus Ende of Nero: Fower Bks. Hist. i. 51 Making a scruple that the holy shields called Ancilia were as yet not layed up againe. 1605 B. Jonson Sejanus iv. i. 487 Lac. But is that true, it 'tis prohibited To sacrifice vnto him? Ter. Some such thing Cæsar makes scruple of, but forbids it not. View more context for this quotation 1605 F. Bacon Of Aduancem. Learning ii. sig. Ccc4v Cæsar..made no scruple to professe, that hee had rather bee first in a village, then second at Rome. View more context for this quotation 1639 N. N. tr. J. Du Bosc Compl. Woman i. 57 The superstitious make more scruple of a little sinne then of a great. 1670 A. Marvell Let. 1 Feb. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 263 One of those who thinke it the greatest point of wisdome to make the most scruples. 1722 D. Defoe Moll Flanders 240 I made no scruple at taking these Goods. 1845 R. Ford Hand-bk. Travellers in Spain I. i. 14 Small scruple is made by the authorities in opening private letters. a. A doubt or uncertainty as to a matter of fact or allegation; an intellectual difficulty, perplexity, or objection. beyond a scruple, beyond doubt or cavil. Obsolete.The phrase ‘scruple of suspition’ (quot. 1534) perhaps contains an etymologizing reference to scruple n.1 6. Cf. ‘un seul scrupule de doubte’, 16th cent. in Littré. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] > a doubt, scruple were1338 doubtc1374 incertainty1483 scruple1534 dubitation1545 scrupulosity?a1562 irresolution1592 suspense1594 non liquet1656 nicety1694 reservation1719 hows and whys1726 dubiety1807 1534 T. More in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. II. 49 In eny parte of all which my dealing, whither eny other man may peradventure put eny dowt, or move eny scruple of suspition. 1569 R. Grafton Chron. II. 644 For auoyding of which scruple & ambiguity: Edmond Erle of Marche..made his tytle and righteous clayme. 1597 T. Morley Plaine & Easie Introd. Musicke 16 In the Table there is no difficultie..yet, to take away all scruple, I will shew you the vse of it. 1662 E. Stillingfleet Origines Sacræ i. v. §2 The only scruple is whether it was used in their sacred accounts or no. 1669 W. Penn Innocency 6 I hope my Innocency will appear beyond a scruple. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World i. 23 The Captain..rais'd several Scruples about the Latitude which we should keep in such a Voyage. 1744 J. Harris Three Treat. iii. i. 140 A Subject, where one's own Interest appeared concerned so nearly, would well justify every Scruple, and even the severest Inquiry. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt, be uncertain [verb (intransitive)] tweonc897 to be at or in weeningc1275 doubtc1325 dreadc1400 vary1477 swither1535 stay1583 to have or make scruple of1600 demur1612 demurea1616 hesitate1623 Nicodemize1624 scruple1639 scrupulize1642 query1647 to make doubt1709 to have scruples1719 to have weres1768 mislippen1816 dubitate1837 society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > atheism > [noun] unbeliefc1160 wantruthc1175 mislevea1200 doubta1225 untrothc1380 untruthc1380 unreligiositya1382 irreligiosity1382 unbelieffulnessc1384 unfaithfulness1388 unbelievinga1400 unfaith1415 wanbelevenessc1440 wanbelievingc1440 wantrowinga1450 wanbelevea1470 mistruthc1480 infidelity1509 incredulity1532 atheonismc1534 unbelievingness1561 irreligiousness?1577 faithlessness1579 unreligiousness1579 atheism1587 scruple1600 discredence1627 doubtinga1628 disbelieving1645 atheisticalness1654 diffidelity1659 disbelief1672 atheisticness1691 nothingism1755 scepticism1800 nihilisma1817 infidelisma1834 nothingarianism1842 agnosticism1870 disfaith1870 no-Goddism1931 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] > instance of suspicionc1384 suspect1541 scruple1600 umbrage1604 gain-givinga1616 inkling1620 surmise1719 1600 W. Shakespeare Henry IV, Pt. 2 i. ii. 132 But how I should be your pacient to follow your prescriptions, the wise may make som dramme of a scruple, or indeede a scruple it selfe. a1616 W. Shakespeare Cymbeline (1623) v. vi. 182 Whereat, I wretch Made scruple of his praise. View more context for this quotation a1628 J. Preston New Covenant (1634) 116 When there is no scruple in our hearts of Gods love towards us. 1662 J. Evelyn Sculptura ii. 12 That Letters, and consequently Sculpture, was long before the Flood, we make no scruple of. 1667 A. Marvell Let. 2 Feb. in Poems & Lett. (1971) II. 54 If you find any thing perplext in it I shall..resolue any scruple that you may haue of its exposition. 1672 Duke of Buckingham Rehearsal i. 5 If you make the least scruple of the efficacie of these my Rules, do but come to the Play-house, and you shall judge of 'em by the effects. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > absence of doubt, confidence > assured fact, certainty > making certain, assurance > of course, certainly [phrase] to iwissea1000 mid iwissea1000 in wisc1000 to wis(se)c1000 without(en (any) weenc1175 sans fail1297 thereof no strife1297 but werea1300 forouten werea1300 out of werea1300 without werea1300 without deceit1303 for certainc1320 it is to wittingc1320 withouten carec1320 without nayc1330 without noc1330 without (but out of) dread1340 no doubtc1380 without distancec1390 no fresea1400 out of doubta1400 without doubta1400 for, (in, at obs.), of, to (a) certaintyc1400 withouten stance14.. hazel woods shakea1413 of, on, in warrantisec1440 sure enough?1440 without question?1440 wythout diswerec1440 without any dispayrec1470 for (also of) a surety?a1475 in (also for) surenessa1475 of certainc1485 without any (also all) naya1500 out of question?1526 past question?1526 for sure1534 what else1540 beyond (also out of, past, without) (all) peradventure1542 to be a bidden by1549 out of (also without) all cry1565 with a witness1579 upon my word1591 no question1594 out of all suspicion1600 for a certain1608 without scruple1612 to be sure1615 that's pos1710 in course1722 beyond (all) question1817 (and) no mistake1818 no two ways about it (also that)1818 of course1823 bien entendu1844 yessiree1846 you bet you1857 make no mistake1876 acourse1883 sans doute1890 how are you?1918 you bet your bippy1968 1612 J. Selden in M. Drayton Poly-olbion xi. Illustr. 189 As is, without scruple, apparant in the date of the synod. 1690 J. Child Disc. Trade i. 16 The same Houses to be sold..would have yielded without scruple 1000 or 1200 l. d. A suspicion of (something). rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > lack of confidence, distrust, suspicion > [noun] ortrowthc1175 ortrowa1200 untrust?c1225 suspicion1303 suspectiona1340 mistrowa1375 overtrowa1375 misfaitha1382 jealousyc1385 suspectc1386 misdoubtingc1390 untrist1390 mistrowinga1393 mistrusta1393 mistrista1400 supposinga1400 untrestc1400 wantrustc1405 diffidencea1425 misdeemingc1450 untrustingc1450 discredence?a1475 surmise1509 suspensea1513 diffidency1537 distrust1548 distrusting1549 misdoubt1558 discredit1567 misgiving1582 scruple1597 disconfidence1620 inconfidence1627 disaffiance1631 non-fiance1643 defiance1662 suspiciencya1690 reservation1719 disfaith1870 méfiance1876 1597 Sir R. Cecil in H. Ellis Orig. Lett. Eng. Hist. (1824) 1st Ser. III. 42 Wherein that you may see the poore unfortunate Secretarie will leave no scrupule in you of lack of industry, to yeald you all satisfaction..I have thought good to [etc.]. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > understanding > reason, faculty of reasoning > misleading argument, sophistry > excessive subtlety, hair-splitting > trivial argument, quibble > [noun] quiddity1539 quibc1540 quibibec1540 quirk1565 quillity1573 quid1576 quillet1576 quipa1592 quiddit1592 quidlit1598 quibibble1606 punctual1610 quidlibet1611 catasophistrya1614 quibbling1633 Scotism1645 quibble1650 thingum1672 quoddity1682 scruple1713 baffle1783 nit1982 1713 H. Felton Diss. Reading Classics 58 If there is any Thing else Commentators concern themselves about, it is Propriety of Expression, or rather some Verbal Niceties, and Grammatical Scruples. Compounds C1. General attributive. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > confessor > [noun] shriftc897 fatherOE shrift-father?c1225 penancerc1300 confessor1340 shriver1340 penitencera1387 penitentiary?a1475 pentionary1560 confessary1629 confessarius1661 scruple-drawer1701 soul friend1891 1701 Laconics (new ed.) iii. 109 The late Ordinary of Newgate Mr. Smith, who was one of the most Famous Scruple-drawers of his time. scruple-monger n. ΚΠ 1675 Walton Hooker in Wordsw. Eccl. Biog. (1818) IV. 223 There were also many of these Scruplemongers that pretended a tenderness of conscience, refusing to take an oath before a lawful magistrate. C2. scruple-selling n. ΚΠ a1704 T. Brown Dialogues of Dead in 4th Vol. Wks. (1720) 197 Printed by one of those godly Wholesale-Dealers in Scandal, those Scruple-selling Vermin of the Poultry. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online December 2021). scruplev. 1. transitive. To have or make scruples about; to demur to, take exception to, question the propriety or expediency of (something done or to be done); to hesitate or stick at (doing something). ? Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > objection > object [verb (transitive)] strivea1400 objectc1443 repugna1513 controlc1525 to lay something in a person's light1530 pass1534 take1542 to think (it) much1548 challenge?1577 except1577 except1597 to formalize upon1597 formalize1599 scruple1627 demur1827 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt [verb (transitive)] > on grounds of conscience scruple1627 1627 W. Sclater Briefe Expos. 2 Thess. (1629) 175 Was euer a Papist knowne to scruple this sinne? Not to extenuate it as veniall? 1692 J. Locke 3rd Let. for Toleration iii, in Wks. (1714) II. 347 Perhaps it is because he scruples the Cross in Baptism. 1720 D. Defoe Mem. Cavalier 321 Let no Man scruple my honourable Mention of this noble Enemy. 1748 Ld. Chesterfield Let. 25 Mar. (1932) (modernized text) III. 1125 He scrupled no means to obtain his ends. 1839 H. Hallam Introd. Lit. Europe III. iii. 234 It seems reasonable not to scruple a word so convenient. a. To doubt, question, hesitate to believe (a fact, allegation, etc.); to question the truth, goodness, or genuineness of. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt [verb (transitive)] doubta1400 question1533 misdoubt?c1550 scrupulize1625 scruple1641 demur1667 suspect1698 query1815 1641 D. Cawdrey Three Serm. 13 The Truth of this Grant may well be scrupled. 1660 tr. M. Amyraut Treat. conc. Relig. iii. viii. 474 The Doctrine of a Third [Person] ought not to be scrupul'd. 1752 J. Gill Doctr. Trinity (ed. 2) iv. 75 Though the Father's Deity is not scrupled, or called in question. 1790 R. Tyler Contrast iii i. 40 Though I don't scruple your veracity, I have some reasons for believing you were there. 1848 W. H. Mill Five Serm. 142 The charge of ignorance of the Gospel is often made against those who scruple statements resembling..this. ΚΠ 1642 Coll. Rights & Priviledges Parl. 9 They at the first scrupuled, whether or no they might take up armes for their own defence against that cruell arrest. 1651 N. Biggs Matæotechnia Medicinæ Praxeωs ⁋275 It is not to be scrupled that the omnipotent and wise Creator saw and judged all things that he had made to be good. 1665 T. Manley tr. H. Grotius De Rebus Belgicis 7 They were of invincible spirits to undergo all manner of..dangers, whereby it was scrupled by the rest of the World, Whether they were more greedy or Honour or Wealth? ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt [verb (transitive)] > cause doubt branglea1600 forgive1600 stumble1607 uncertain1614 uncredit1615 disconceita1639 scruple1638 startle1643 stagger1646 unfix1650 inscruple1663 unhinge1719 unconvince1815 unsettle1833 to keep (a person) guessing1896 1638 W. Chillingworth Relig. Protestants i. vi. §72. 380 But all of them..fear the event of such a tryall [of their religion] that they may be scrupled and staggered and disquieted by it. 1657 J. Watts Scribe, Pharisee iii. 72 The dangerous tentations of the Devil, wherewith he and his instruments..do mainly assault the mindes, and scruple the consciences,..of the weaker amongst us. 1689 in Colonial Rec. Pennsylvania (1852) I. 255 If he had anything that scrupled him in matter of Law. 4. a. intransitive. To entertain or raise scruples; to hesitate, demur, †doubt. Chiefly to scruple at (also in indirect passive). Now rare. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt, be uncertain [verb (intransitive)] tweonc897 to be at or in weeningc1275 doubtc1325 dreadc1400 vary1477 swither1535 stay1583 to have or make scruple of1600 demur1612 demurea1616 hesitate1623 Nicodemize1624 scruple1639 scrupulize1642 query1647 to make doubt1709 to have scruples1719 to have weres1768 mislippen1816 dubitate1837 the mind > language > statement > speaking against or contradiction > speak against or contradict [verb (transitive)] withsake971 withsayc1175 forbidc1275 withtellec1275 counterplead1377 again-saya1382 withsaya1382 contrary1382 countersay1393 withstand1513 transverse1532 cross1589 contradict1596 controvert1596 respire1629 scruple1639 contravene1722 oppugn1781 countervene1825 to stand down1869 1639 J. Saltmarsh Pract. Policie 120 When you are to be engaged in imploiment, and your abilities are doubted and questioned, and therefore you are scrupeld at. 1686 tr. J. Chardin Trav. Persia 63 Although M. de Nointel scrupl'd at first, yet he consented at length. 1708 E. Halley in Miscellanea Curiosa (Royal Soc.) (ed. 2) III. 407 Whilst I was scrupling at this Relation, they brought me Gallasius his Commentary upon Exodus. 1824 R. Southey Sir Thomas More (1831) I. 26 The sovereigns..who scrupled at no means for securing themselves on the throne. 1861 H. T. Buckle Hist. Civilisation Eng. (1873) II. viii. 481 His love for the Church was a passion and he scrupled at nothing which could advance its interests. b. quasi-reflexive with complement: To allow one's scruples to drive one out of. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > objection > object [verb (reflexive)] scruple1786 1786 J. Newton in J. Bull Mem. W. Bull (1864) 163 Mr. R. of Birmingham has indeed had some sceptical qualms about his situation in the Church, and some thoughts of seceding or dissenting from us... I shall be sorry if he scruples himself out of a sphere of usefulness. 5. Const. infinitive: To hesitate or be reluctant (to do something), esp. on conscientious grounds, or out of regard for what is fit and proper. (The current use.) ΘΚΠ the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > be unwilling [verb (intransitive)] nillOE loathea1200 to make it tough1297 forthinka1300 reckc1300 ruea1400 to make (it) strangec1405 to make strangenessc1407 stick1418 resistc1425 to make (it) strange?1456 steek1478 tarrowc1480 doubt1483 sunyie1488 to make (it) nice1530 stay1533 shentc1540 to make courtesy (at)1542 to make it scrupulous1548 to think (it) much1548 to make dainty of (anything)1555 to lie aback1560 stand1563 steek1573 to hang back1581 erch1584 to make doubt1586 to hang the groin1587 to make scruple (also a, no, etc., scruple)1589 yearn1597 to hang the winga1601 to make squeamish1611 smay1632 bogglea1638 to hang off1641 waver1643 reluct1648 shy1650 reluctate1655 stickle1656 scruple1660 to make boggle1667 revere1689 begrudge1690 to have scruples1719 stopc1738 bitch1777 reprobate1779 crane1823 disincline1885 the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > doubt [verb (transitive)] > to take action misdoubt1581 scruple1660 1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 357 Fathers not scrupling to make their own children victims. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ix. 997 He scrupl'd not to eat Against his better knowledge. View more context for this quotation 1687 A. Lovell tr. J. de Thévenot Trav. into Levant ii. 119 The Muletors scrupuled to let us have Mules to Ride on. 1761 D. Hume Hist. Eng. II. xxxv. 279 The lords for some time scrupled to pass this clause. 1866 J. Bryce Holy Rom. Empire (new ed.) x. 181 The Pope did not scruple to preach a crusade against the Emperor himself. 1871 R. Ellis tr. Catullus Poems p. xix Nor have I scrupled to forsake the ancient quantity in proper names. Derivatives ˈscrupled adj. questioned, made an object of scruple. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] > subjected to query in question1563 questioned1574 impugned1599 scrupled1670 queried?1727 doubted1795 impugnable1823 1670 R. Baxter Cure Church-div. 381 Let all Rulers multiply unnecessary scrupled impositions in their own dominions. 1696 W. Whiston New Theory of Earth ii. 151 One of the most scrupled and exceptionable Points of his Narration, that of the Universal Deluge. 1827 H. Hallam Constit. Hist. Eng. II. xv. 524 The bill of comprehension proposed to parliament went no farther than to leave a few scrupled ceremonies at discretion. ˈscrupling n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [noun] studyinglOE orrathnessc1175 doubta1225 balance1297 were1303 doubtancec1325 unsickernessc1340 wilsomenessa1400 wonda1400 scriple?a1425 ambiguityc1425 diswerec1440 dubitationc1450 variation?1473 incertainty1483 doubting1486 doubtfulness1526 scrupulousness1526 scruple1548 uncertainty1548 disputation1549 irresolution1592 swithering1597 hesitance1601 incertitude1601 unpersuadedness1612 inassurance1614 hesitancy1617 unsettledness1619 hesitation1622 unsatisfaction1643 unsatisfiedness1646 dubitancy1649 insecurity1649 dispersuasion1653 unassuredness1660 scrupling1665 unconfidencea1670 swither1719 dubietyc1750 mank1808 suspense1816 dubitating1837 doubtingness1840 the mind > will > wish or inclination > unwillingness > [noun] un-i-willa1225 unlustc1230 dangerc1290 loathnessa1300 thronessa1400 grudgingc1420 nilling?a1425 unlustiness?a1425 loathinessc1449 difficulty?c1450 grudge1477 sticking1525 scruple1526 unreadiness1526 sweerness1533 dangerousness1548 untowardnessa1555 envy1557 loathsomeness1560 retractation1563 stickling1589 indisposition1593 loathfulness1596 backwardness1597 unwillingness1597 reluctation1598 offwardness1600 undisposedness1600 hinka1614 reluctancy1621 reluctancea1628 renitence1640 nolencea1651 nolencya1651 indisposedness1651 shyness1651 nolition1653 costiveness1654 sullenness1659 scrupling1665 regret1667 queerness1687 stickiness1689 disinclination1695 uneasinessa1715 tarditude1794 disclination1812 inalacrity1813 grudgingness1820 tarrowing1832 reticence1863 grudgery1889 balkiness1894 safety first1913 1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer 127 Therefore the scrupling at this conditional Petition is causless. 1818 W. Scott Heart of Mid-Lothian viii, in Tales of my Landlord 2nd Ser. II. 209 It's..hard, that when three words of your mouth would give the girl the chance,..that you mak sure scrupling about rapping to them. ˈscrupling adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > uncertainty, doubt, hesitation > [adjective] orrathc1175 unsicker?c1225 doubtousc1374 doubtive1393 unsurec1412 uncertained1470 doubtful1509 unassured1528 scriple?a1534 unpersuadeda1535 uncertainc1540 scrupulous1559 unsatisfied1575 unresolved1587 incertaina1616 dubious1632 scrupling1641 hesitant1647 insecure1649 hesitatious1657 uncleara1658 groping1691 doubting1715 dubitative1728 gingerish1764 vague1806 duberous1818 dubitant1821 undecided1828 inconclusive1836 foreheadless1844 titubant1880 convictionless1882 swithering1917 1641 ‘Smectymnuus’ Vindic. Answer Hvmble Remonstr. ii. 36 Unable to give solid satisfaction to a scrupling conscience. 1894 Athenæum 24 Nov. 708/3 [He] scorned the constraint which prevents a scrupling dullard from describing what he never saw. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < |
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