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单词 suffragatory
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suffragatoryadj.

Forms: 1500s 1800s suffragatory, 1600s suffragatorie.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin suffrāgātōrius.
Etymology: < classical Latin suffrāgātōrius of or belonging to a canvasser, in post-classical Latin also of or relating to intercession for the dead (1576 or earlier) < suffrāgāt- , past participial stem of suffrāgārī suffragate v. + -ōrius -ory suffix2.With sense 2 compare earlier suffragating adj. 1.
Obsolete.
1. Christian Church. Designating an act of devotion, or of remission or forgiveness of sin, intended to help the soul of a dead person in purgatory. Cf. suffrage n. 3b, 2a.
ΚΠ
1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) II. 1641/2 (margin) Purgatory and Masses suffragatory, denyed [main text We affirme Purgatory, Masses of Scala cœli, Trentals, and such Suffrages as the popish church doth obtrude as necessary, to be the doctrine of the Antichrist].
1632 ‘T. T.’ Whetstone of Reproofe 326 The Apostle..supplyed by his authoritatiue and suffragatorie pardon that parte of satisfaction which otherwise remained to haue beene performed by the continuation of the punishment imposed and due to the penitent according to the exaction of Gods iustice.
1895 J. A. Nageleisen Charity for Suffering Souls iii. 78 The Church militant.., that by her prayer, atonement and suffragatory expiation..can assist the Suffering Souls in cancelling so much of their debt as is yet due.
2. Of or relating to voting. rare.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > will > free will > choice or choosing > expression of choice by some approved method > [adjective] > having right to vote > exercising right to vote
suffragatory1813
1813 Monthly Mag. June 427/1 Suffragatory institutions were to be solicited.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2019; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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