单词 | vincentian |
释义 | Vincentiann.1adj.1 A. n.1 A member of an order of Roman Catholic mission-priests founded by St. Vincent de Paul (1576–1660). ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > other religions > Vincentian > [noun] Vincentian1854 1854 J. H. Newman in W. Ward Life Cardinal Newman (1912) I. xi. 338 [I] went off to Cork to the Vincentians. 1984 New Yorker 9 Apr. 52/3 St. John's is a Vincentian school... The Vincentians are trained missionaries. B. adj.1 Of or pertaining to St. Vincent or to this order. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > religious order > other religions > Vincentian > [adjective] Vincentian1896 society > faith > aspects of faith > holiness > saint > particular saints > [adjective] > Vincent de Paul Vincentian1934 1896 W. J. Fitzpatrick Mem. Fr. Healy i. 10 The Vincentian Seminary, 34, Usher's Quay, Dublin. 1934 G. B. Shaw Too True to be Good Pref. 22 The latest rediscovery of the Vincentian principle has been made by Mr Ford, who has testified that if you want a staff of helpful persons..you must not give them either title, rank, or uniform. 1982 G. Greene Monsignor Quixote i. v. 73 Marquez..did little entertaining apart from an occasional father from the Vincentian monastery. 1984 [see sense A.]. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2018). Vincentianadj.2 Originating or associated with St. Vincent of Lerins (died c450 a.d.). The reference is to St. Vincent's test of orthodoxy: ‘quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est’. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > orthodoxy > [adjective] > specific Vincentian1875 1875 H. P. Liddon in J. O. Johnston Life & Lett. H. P. Liddon (1904) vii. 200 Your difficulty seems to be in the meaning of ‘Semper’ in the Vincentian Canon. 1887 Ld. Acton Lett. to M. Gladstone (1913) 182 No consensus, no Vincentian Rule, exists that can decide this question. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1917; most recently modified version published online March 2018). Vincentianadj.3n.2 A. adj.3 Of, belonging to, or relating to the island of St Vincent, or (in later use) the country of St Vincent and the Grenadines (which includes this island together with the more northerly of the islands in the group known as the Grenadines), or its natives or inhabitants.Formerly a British colony, St Vincent and the Grenadines gained independence in 1979. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > named regions of earth > America > West Indies > [adjective] > specific islands or countries Bermudan1625 Jamaican1670 Bermudian1681 Antillean1738 Guadeloupean1762 Dominican1766 Grenadian1772 Bajan1789 Trinidadian1809 Haitian1811 Tortolan1819 Cuban1829 St Lucian1831 Dominican1844 Puerto Rican1865 Vincentian1902 Bajie1921 Martiniquan1926 Santo Domingan1934 Guadeloupan1941 Kittitian1958 Baje1973 Trini1973 1902 Pall Mall Gaz. 11 June 9/1 It [sc. St Vincent] is a bewilderingly lovely mixture... On all this the Grande Soufrière has been raining destruction and desolation. The Vincentian Soufrière burst forth in all its fury in 1812. 1944 Minutes Legisl. Council St. Vincent 1943 92 The parent..was to all intents and purposes a Vincentian—who in turn was also from Vincentian parents. 1980 Oxf. Diocesan Mag. Oct. 8/1 At Wycombe some 15% or more of the population is of immigrant origin—Pakistani, Vincentian, Indian, Jamaican, Polish, Italian, Yugoslav. 2012 Caribbean InTransit 1 14/2 What does it mean to ‘be Garifuna’ in St. Vincent today—what do Vincentian artists, cultural workers, and rural community members envision Garifuna culture to entail and to symbolize? B. n.2 A native or inhabitant of the island of St Vincent or (in later use) the country of St Vincent and the Grenadines; a person of Vincentian descent.Sometimes used with specific reference to the island of St Vincent. The Vincentian, the national newspaper of St Vincent and the Grenadines, was first published in 1899. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of America > native or inhabitant of West Indies > [noun] > specific islands Jamaican1613 Bermudian1645 Bermudan1659 Barbadian1671 Anguillan1745 Anguillian1745 Guadeloupean1762 Antiguan1778 Grenadian1786 Haitian1805 Trinidadian1806 St Lucian1818 Puerto Rican1823 Dominican1826 Grenadan1826 Barbudian1830 Bajan1832 Bim1833 Little Englander1833 Tobagonian1849 Cuban1850 Virgin Islander1852 Tortolan1863 Martiniquais1890 Martiniquan1891 Vincentian1907 Guadeloupan1908 Barbadian English1911 Trinidadian English1925 Kittitian1945 Bajie1960 Kittian1960 Trini1972 yardie1984 yardie1986 Baje1990 1891 Glasgow Herald 18 Dec. 6/4 It would be a pity to hurt the feelings of the St Vincentians by depreciating even their street rows.] 1907 Intermountain Catholic (Salt Lake City) 27 Apr. 1/5 The manager..advertised an excursion from the Island of St. Vincent to Martinique... At 6:30 on Sunday morning the Esk..tied up to her snubbing posts on the north wharf, having on board 200 Vincentians. 1974 Advocate-News (Barbados) 21 Feb. 2/1 Vincentians have temporarily thrown off cares of the current fuel crisis. 2018 Caribbean Compass Jan. 10/3 We both recognized the urgency to change the way we as Vincentians consider environmental pollution. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1adj.11854adj.21875adj.3n.21902 |
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