单词 | cardinalist |
释义 | cardinalistn. historical. A supporter or follower of cardinals or of a cardinal.Frequently used of the followers of Cardinal de Granvelle during the Dutch revolt from Spanish rule in the 16th cent. ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > politics > politics of other European countries > [noun] > partisans in Dutch politics Gueux1624 cardinalist1650 stadholderian1789 Orangist1848 1650 R. Stapleton tr. F. Strada De Bello Belgico iv. 81 The faction of the Cardinalists [L. Cardinalitiorum factione]. 1855 J. L. Motley Rise Dutch Republic I. ii. iv. 390 They stigmatized all who refused to enter into their league as cardinalists. 1998 R. Rapley Case of Witchcraft 61 D'Armagnac needed Grandier in Loudun to keep him informed of the machinations of the cardinalists. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1650 |
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