单词 | seventh seal |
释义 | > as lemmasseventh seal seventh seal n. Originally: (with reference to Revelation 8.1) the last of the seven seals (cf. seven seals n. at seven adj. and n. Compounds 4) securing the divine scroll or book whose opening precipitates the apocalyptic events that precede the Second Coming of Christ. Also in extended use: a notional seal, the opening of which releases destructive forces or indicates the occurrence of something deeply shocking; frequently humorous. ΚΠ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Royal) (1850) Apoc. viii. 1 And whan he hadde openid the seuenthe seel, silence is maad in heuen, as half an hour. ?1545 J. Bale 2nd Pt. Image Both Churches xii. sig. C.viiiv Herin maye we coniecture, that the seuenth seale ones opened, and the .vij. trompet blowne, the last iudgement daye is not farre of. 1836 Herald (N.Y.) 3 Feb. Many of them have become politicians.., a race of locusts worse than the ten plagues of Egypt, being in fact on earth, the opening of the seventh seal, and the pouring out of the tenth vial of wrath. 2010 @MarkWSchumann 24 May in twitter.com (accessed 13 Jan. 2020) Dude, we're agreeing on something. The seventh seal has just been broken. < as lemmas |
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