| 单词 | to bow in the house of rimmon |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto bow (down) in the house of Rimmon g. to bow (down) in the house of Rimmon: to pay lip service to some principle which one does not accept; to sacrifice one's principles for the sake of conformity. [After 2 Kings 5:18 (compare quot. 1535). Naaman, the commander of the army of the king of Aram, believed in the God of Israel after being cured of leprosy by the prophet Elisha and begged forgiveness for his future participation in the worship of the Aramaean god Rimmon out of allegiance to the king.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > adversity > be in adversity [verb (intransitive)] > bring trouble upon oneself to bow (down) in the house of Rimmon1718 1535 Bible (Coverdale) 2 Kings v. 18 Yf I [Naaman] worshippe in the house of Rimmon, whan my lorde goeth there in to ye house to worshippe.] 1718 Defoe in W. Lee Life & Recently Discovered Writings Defoe (1869) I. p. xiii Thus I bow in the House of Rimmon, and must humbly recommend myself to his Lordship's Protection. 1903 R. Kipling Five Nations 104 Duly with knees that feign to quake—Bent head and shaded brow,—Yet once again, for my father's sake, In Rimmon's House I bow. 1956 N. Annan in J. Morris From Third Programme 150 If you bow down in the house of Rimmon you admit that its values are more important than yours. 2005 Spectator (Nexis) 2 July 46 Mick Crocker consented, just this once, to bow in the house of Rimmon by putting to sea in a craft made of plastic. < as lemmas |
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