单词 | zindikite |
释义 | Zindikiten. Now rare and historical. A member or adherent of an Islamic sect in Persia or the Ottoman Empire; (also occasionally) a member or adherent of a pre-Islamic Persian sect. Cf. Zindiq n.In 18th cent. use, apparently designating the same group referred to in the early quotations at Zindiq n., and explicitly interpreted as a heretical Islamic sect. ΚΠ 1694 tr. L. Moréri Great Hist. Dict. Zindikites, Mahometan Hereticks, or rather Atheists, because they neither believe Providence, nor a Resurrection of the Dead. 1739 tr. Ceremonies & Relig. Customs Var. Nations VII. 144 The Zindikits [Fr. Zindikites] are said to be the Sadducees of Mahometism, denying Providence and the Resurrection,..and following the Magi's Book called Zend. 1755 New & Compl. Dict. Arts & Sci. IV. 3431/1 The mahometans have a sect which they call zendikites, who are said to be the sadducees of mahometanism, denying providence and the resurrection, believing the transmigration of souls, and following the zend of the magi. 1821 C. Bucke On Beauties, Harmonies, & Sublimities of Nature IV. 306 There is a sect among the Mahometans, called the Zindikites, who believe neither in the providence of the sovereign power, nor in the immortality of the soul. 1877 W. Smith & H. Wace Dict. Christian Biogr. I. 478/1 Hareth, son of Amr,..who is said by Hamza to have been a Zendikite, was of Kendite race. 1889 L. Keith Hurricane in Petticoats I. xii. 253 I am writing an article upon the ‘Zindikites’. 2006 J. I. Israel Enlightenment Contested xxiv. 638 Della Valle's account he too saw as evidence that Abu Muslim's teaching and that of the Zindikites were indeed akin to Spinozism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1694 |
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