单词 | self-constituted |
释义 | > as lemmasself-constituted self-constituted adj. Brit. , U.S. (of an institution, body, etc.) established or created by its members, without reference to external authority; (of a person) that has assumed the specified position or role without authority or endorsement.In quot. 1657: (of the condition of Christhood) assumed without the authority of doctrine or the Gospel.ΚΠ 1657 C. Wade Quakery Slain 26 They do destroy totally their self-constituted, perfect, holy Christhood, by their thereby acknowledging, that they have sin in them. 1769 T. Smollett Hist. & Adventures of Atom I. 104 There was one Taycho, who had raised himself to great consideration in this self-constituted college of the mob. 1819 W. Scott Bride of Lammermoor viii, in Tales of my Landlord 3rd Ser. I. 245 The old gentleman, his self-constituted companion. 1848 J. D. Bligh Let. 13 Apr. in M. Mösslang et al. Brit. Envoys Germany (2006) III. 230 The complete success of the self-constituted Parliament at Frankfurt. 1911 Everybody's Mag. Jan. 123/1 Now and then one will hear a self-constituted authority on public dramatic taste..declare that the time is ripe for a costume drama. 2012 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 7 Nov. Tax practitioners in SA largely relied on regulation by self-constituted professional bodies and not by law. < as lemmas |
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