| 单词 | to churchward |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto churchward The direction of a church; church (cf. church n.1 1b). Only in prepositional phrases, esp. in to churchward. Obsolete (archaic and rare in later use). ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > church or place of worship > [adverb] > towards the church to churchwardc1330 churchward1710 kirkwarda1810 churchwards1824 c1330 (?a1300) Arthour & Merlin (Auch.) (1973) l. 1317 Þai..comen bi a chircheȝerd And metten a bere to chirche-werd. c1390 (a1376) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Vernon) (1867) A. v. l. 147 And carieþ him to chircheward his schrift forte telle. c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. vii. l. 351 Now by-gynneþ gloton for to go to shryfte, And kayres hym to-churche-ward [c1400 Vesp. kirke]. ?1451 A. Paston in Paston Lett. & Papers (2004) I. 34 And on Fryday after sakeryng on come fro cherch warde and schoffe doune all þat was þere-on. 1483 W. Caxton tr. J. de Voragine Golden Legende 108/1 Comyng doun in to the chyrche ward. ?1557 Deceyte Women sig. J.iiii She dwelleth in the way as ye goe to church warde. 1579 S. Brinkley tr. G. Loarte Exercise Christian Life iv. f. 13v Take heede in the waye to Church ward thou roll not thine eyes vp and downe, gasing here and there, especiallye at thine entrie into the Church. 1619 I. H. House of Correction sig. B1 The Corse to Churchward goes. 1653 J. Carter Tomb-stone 20 A Gentleman once espying him going to the Church-ward on a private day, hid himselfe till my Father was past, and in the Church. 1885 A. C. Swinburne Marino Faliero iv. ii. 108 With chants of penitence to churchward, timed To match the death of darkness. < as lemmas |
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