| 单词 | the seal of confession or the confessional |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe seal of confession or the confessional b. figurative. That which ‘seals a person's lips’, an obligation to silence, a vow of secrecy; esp. the seal of confession or the confessional. Also (often with allusion to the ‘seven seals’ of Revelation v. and vi.), that which prevents the understanding of Holy Scripture or some other book. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > [noun] > obligation seala1300 the mind > language > speech > agreement > promise > [noun] > obligation or commitment seala1300 obligationc1325 commitment1789 committal1835 a1300 Cursor Mundi 27444 Or for it es als vnder sel O scrift him sceud al to consail. 1526 W. Bonde Rosary sig. Biiii Put blessed lorde the seale and locke of sylence to my mouthe. 1632 P. Massinger Emperour of East iii. ii. sig. F2v What now I must deliuer Vnder the deepest seale of secrecy. 1692 R. L'Estrange Fables xxi. 23 A Thing that's done in Hugger-mugger, under a Seal of Secrecy and Concealment. 1782 W. Cowper Conversation in Poems 239 They..wanting him to loose the sacred seal, Found him as prompt as their desire was true, To spread the new-born glories in their view. 1831 S. Lover Legends & Stories Ireland 1st Ser. 73 ‘'Twas under the seal of confession’, said I, ‘that you disclosed the deadly secret, and under that seal my lips must have been for ever closed.’ 1897 ‘A. Hope’ Phroso (1905) vii. 126 The secret was out through Constantine's fault, not hers, and the seal was removed from her lips. < as lemmas |
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