单词 | after-meeting |
释义 | > as lemmasafter-meeting after-meeting n. Brit. /ˈɑːftəˌmiːtɪŋ/ , /ˈaftəˌmiːtɪŋ/ , U.S. /ˈæftərˌmidɪŋ/ a subsequent meeting; (Christian Church) a social, administrative, or devotional gathering held shortly after a church service or other religious assembly.ΚΠ a1616 W. Shakespeare Coriolanus (1623) ii. ii. 39 It remaines, As the maine Point of this our after-meeting . View more context for this quotation 1663 Act 15 Chas. II c. 17 §33 in Statutes at Large (1763) VIII. 199 Said commissioners..shall by warrant under their hands and seals declare the places and times of their after-meeting. 1776 Scots Mag. May 276/2 The assembly should appoint a committee..to draw up special instructions to the presbytery of Dunfermline, to be reported to an after-meeting. 1858 Newcastle Courant 1 Jan. 8/5 St Paul's Chapel annual soiree was held in the Temperance-hall, on Tuesday evening... The attendance at the after-meeting was very numerous. 1935 N. L. McClung Clearing in West xxxiv. 295 They preached and sang, and had altar calls, and after-meetings. 2004 R. A. Streett Effective Invitation (rev. ed.) 170 When practical circumstances call for it, Billy Graham will make use of the after meeting. < as lemmas |
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