单词 | suist |
释义 | † suistn. Obsolete. A person who does as he or she pleases, esp. (in early use) in matters of religion; a selfish person. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > evil nature or character > lack of magnanimity or noble-mindedness > self-interest > [noun] > selfishness > self-pleasing or self-indulgence > self-indulgent person self-pleaser1582 indulger1648 suist1649 self-indulger1681 cake eater1916 1649 N. Strange in Carier's Motives Conversion Catholic Relig. To Rdr. 17 A Suist, one that followes his own dreams or fancy in choice of Scripture. 1654 R. Whitlock Ζωοτομία 357 The Grand Schismatick, or Suist, Anatomiz'd. 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Suist, one that loves himself, a selfish man. 1840 J. O'Neill Drunkard 6 Nor, these the only laws that suists find, To check self-love, that tyrant of the mind. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2020; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < n.1649 |
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