单词 | work of mercy |
释义 | > as lemmaswork (also †deed, †duty) of mercy e. Usually in full as work (also †deed, †duty) of mercy. A compassionate or charitable act; spec. each of the seven spiritual and seven corporal works of mercy enumerated in medieval theology. Usually in plural.From the 17th cent. onwards contrasted with works of necessity (see necessity n. 1b). The seven corporal works are taken from Matthew 25:35–37 and Tobit 12:12; occasionally referred to as the six corporal works, with the omission of Tobit. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > compassion > [noun] > mercy > having or showing > an act of work (also deed, duty) of mercy1357 mercya1400 J. Gaytryge Lay Folks' Catech. (York Min.) (1901) 70 Us behoues fulfill..the seuen deds of merci until our euen-cristen... Thise er the seuen bodily deds of merci. J. Gaytryge Lay Folks' Catech. (York Min.) (1901) 74 Thare er of merci allso seuen gasteli dedis. c1391 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Huntington) vii. 3353* (MED) Here goode name may noght deie For Pite, which thei wolde obeie, To do the dedes of mercy. a1425 (a1400) Prick of Conscience (Galba & Harl.) (1863) 5764 Werkes of mercy and of almus. a1450 (c1412) T. Hoccleve De Regimine Principum (Harl. 4866) (1897) 919 (MED) God wille þat þe nedy be releeued; It is on of þe werkes of mercy. ?a1450 (?c1400) Lay Folks' Catech. (Lamb.) (1901) 77 As þe sowle is better þan þe body So þese gostly mercyes be better þan þe bodyly mercyes. ?a1475 (a1396) W. Hilton Scale of Perfection (Harl. 6579) i. ii. f. 2v Actif lif lith in loue and charite..and of þe seuene werkes of merci bodili and gostly, to amannes euencristen. 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay sig. Bvv Thay that dois notht the dedis of marcie to thair nichtburs. 1647 Conf. Faith Assemb. Div. Westm. (1650) xxi. 46 In the duties of necessity, and mercy. 1647 Larger Catechism (1650) 112 Making it our whole delight to spend the whole time (except so much of it as is to be taken up in works of necessity and mercy) in the publick and private exercises of Gods worship. 1714 N. Rowe Trag. Jane Shore 11 Think not, the good, The gentle Deeds of Mercy thou hast done, Shall dye forgotten all. 1793 H. Boyd Poems 292 May that heaven whom thou aspirst In deeds of mercy and long-suffering love Thus to resemble, be thy great reward. 1824 W. Scott Redgauntlet II. xii. 290 [Trumbull loq.] A work of necessity and mercy. 1861 E. Wiglesworth (title) The seven spiritual works of mercy, by the author of ‘The daily life of a Christian child’. 1967 J. Macquarrie Dict. Christian Ethics 213/2 Because we are made in his image our strength is most clearly seen in deeds of mercy. 1979 J. Hall Dict. Subjects & Symbols in Art (rev. ed.) 64 In Gothic art is found the figure of a woman performing the six works of mercy (Matt. 25:35–37). 1994 Compass (Toronto) Mar. 44/1 This structure was accompanied by Roman devotionalism and by religious congregations to foster the spiritual and corporal works of mercy. < as lemmas |
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