Labour of the lips. Empty talk; esp. vain repetition of words in prayer. Also attributive.
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释义 | society > faith > aspects of faith > piety > sanctimoniousness > [noun] > talk (5) lip-labour?1548 Labour of the lips. Empty talk; esp. vain repetition of words in prayer. Also attributive. lip-labouring1549 = lip-labour, n. canting1659 Unreal or affected use of language; spec. the formal use of religious or pietistic phrases; hypocritical talk; see cant, n.3 5b 6 In 17th cent… cant1709 As a kind of phraseology. esp. Affected or unreal use of religious or pietistic phraseology; language (or action) implying the pretended… lip-work1894 = lip-labour, n. |
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