单词 | theistic |
释义 | theisticadj. 1. Of or pertaining to theists or theism. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > belief in God > [adjective] > with denial of revelation theistical1697 deistical1741 theistic1780 deistic1795 society > faith > aspects of faith > theism > belief in God > [adjective] > without denial of revelation theistic1875 1780 T. Warton Life Sir T. Pope (ed. 2) vi. 208 From an abhorrence of superstition, he appears to have adopted the most distant extremes of the theistic system. 1875 Voysey Revised Prayer Bk. (ed. 2) Pref. This modest attempt to adapt the Liturgy of the venerable Church of England to a purely Theistic worship. 1876 W. E. Gladstone in Contemp. Rev. June 5 Those who, professedly rejecting all known expressions of dogma, are nevertheless believers in a moral Governor of the Universe... I denominate the Theistic school. 2. Used in the sense: Of or pertaining to a god or gods; divine. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > [adjective] holyc825 divinec1374 greatc1380 sainta1400 divinelyc1400 deific1490 ethereala1522 deifical1563 godly1582 numinous1647 numinal1652 deiform1654 deical1662 sacred1697 theistic1854 1854 G. Brimley Ess. (1858) xi. 324 A region of phenomena where Will.., quite apart from all consideration of theistic interference, introduces a disturbing element that baffles the previsions of science. 1878 W. E. Gladstone Homer vi. §2. 66 Zeus..combines, more than any other deity, the human and the theistic quality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。