单词 | unmissionized |
释义 | unmissionizedadj. Of native people (esp. Native Americans) or areas they inhabit: that have not been subject to the influence of Christian missionaries. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > preaching > proselytization > mission > [adjective] > not saved by unmissionized1839 1839 Chambers' Edinb. Jrnl. 22 June 172/2 At one time the Indians, when unmissionised, hunted these creatures [sc. sea otters] actively. 1860 E. B. Tylor Anahuac xii. 325 Various tribes of Red Men in Hudson's Bay Territory, as yet unmissionized. 1929 Musical Q. 15 375 The fact that all animistic tribes are still untamed and unmissionized adds immense value to their traditional music. 1962 E. H. Spicer Cycles of Conquest i. i. 33 The Jesuits undertook little but the exploration of the still unmissionized highland Tarahumara country [in Mexico]. 2013 J. Davis Island Time i. 39 As the slave raids continued, two groups of unmissionized Indians fled to St. Simons for protection. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1839 |
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