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单词 tenebres
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tenebresn.

Forms: α. Middle English–1800s tenebres; in singular form Middle English tenebre, 1500s teneber, tenabur. β. Middle English teneblus, Middle English–1500s tenables; in singular 1500s teneble, tenebyll, tenable.
Etymology: < French tenèbres (11th cent., in sense 1), < Latin tenebrae, tenebrās, darkness. The β-forms were corruptions, confusing the word with tenable.
Obsolete.
1. Darkness, obscurity.
ΘΚΠ
the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > [noun]
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thesterc897
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theosterleykc1000
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darkheadc1300
murknessa1325
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darknessc1350
tenebres1413
tenebrousa1450
obscurity1481
tenebrosity1490
obscureness1509
dern?a1513
sable?a1513
darksomeness1571
fuliginousness1576
darkishness1583
murksomeness1625
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soot1789
tenebrity1789
nightness1839
raylessness1843
lightlessness1845
darkling1882
unlight1883
α.
1413 Pilgr. Sowle (1483) iii. iii. 51 Enuy is the doughter of the grete tenebre.
1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 420 b/1 Thou shalte deye here in tenebres or derknesse.
1484 W. Caxton tr. G. de la Tour-Landry Bk. Knight of Tower (1971) civ. 141 For grete pyte..to see them goo and falle in the tenebres of helle.
1490 W. Caxton tr. Eneydos ii. 14 Under the tenebres and derkenes, departed Eneas.
1656 T. Blount Glossographia Tenebres.., darkness, obscurity.
β. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 184 Les tenebres..a sodayne darkenesse or tenables,..or want of lyght in the night season.
2.
a. = Tenebrae n.
ΘΚΠ
society > faith > worship > canonical hours > matins > [noun] > in Holy Week, with lauds
tenebresa1450
Tenebrae1651
1539 Bk. Ceremonies in J. Strype Eccl. Memorials (1721) I. App. cix. 292 The same service is called tenebres.
1658 E. Phillips New World Eng. Words Tenebres.
1703 in Publ. Catholic Rec. Soc. (1909) 7 146 Mr Nelson..was wth him at ye Tenebres at St Thos.
1801 Lusignan IV. 138 [He] arrived there at the hour of the tenebres.
β. a1450 J. Myrc Festial 117 Hyt ys called wyth you teneblus; but holy chyrch callyþe hit tenebras, þat is to say, derkenes.
b. attributive in singular form tenebre, teneber (but the former may be the Latin tenebræ), as tenebre candle, tenebre lesson, tenebre matins, tenebre service, Tenebre Wednesday.
ΚΠ
1477–9 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 91 Paid to Roger Middilton, wex Chaundeler, for..tapris, prickettes and tenebre candill, for euery lb, ob—xj s. ix d.
1525 in J. Nichols Illustr. Antient Times Eng. (1797) 273 For makyng of the paskall, wt the tenabur candell.
1529 T. More Dialogue Heresyes i. xviii, in Wks. 143/2 In the tenebre lessons leueth her candel burning styll.
1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 811/2 On Tenebre wednysdaye, le mercredy des Tenebres.
1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry VIII f. cxcixv Which Richard..was boyled in Smythfelde the Teneber wednisday followyng.
β. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 280/1 Teneble wednisday,..mercredy saint.1554 in H. Littlehales Medieval Rec. London City Church (1905) 397 Lyghtes that was burned of tenebyll weddyns day.15.. in Brand's Observ. Pop. Antiq. (1849) I. 48 Tenable candylls for the Judas.1588 R. Parke tr. J. G. de Mendoza Hist. Kingdome of China 151 [He] ariued at the mouth of the riuer Pagansinan vpon tenable wednesday.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1911; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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