| 单词 | soul work |
| 释义 | > as lemmassoul work soul work n. (in early use) masses or prayers said for the soul of a dead person; (later) work relating to the condition of a person's soul; moral, intellectual, or spiritual nurturing. ΚΠ OE Vercelli Homilies (1992) vii. 137 Ne lære [ic] þæt men hy hungre acwellan, ac ðæt hy swa mycles brucen swa him ægðer ge to hæle ge to fostre helpan mæge þæt þone lichoman lyste þære sawle worcum fulgan.] a1400 (c1303) R. Mannyng Handlyng Synne (Harl.) l. 6310 Whan he shuld deye, he ches hym þre executours..To do gode yn soule werke. 1644 T. Palmer Saints Support 27 Propound..to thy selfe weighty reasons; as the necessity of this soule worke, the danger of delay, the uncertainty of the time of life. 1744 J. Willison Afflicted Man's Compan. viii. viii. 240 Time of Sickness..is a most unfit Season for a Man to do Soul-work and Salvati-work [= Salvation-work.] 1867 Friend Oct. 318 Too much hard-work and too little soul-work. 1998 D. N. Elkins Beyond Relig. 263 Soul work cannot be rushed. The soul has its own timing and rhythms. < as lemmas |
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