| 单词 | remonstrance |
| 释义 | remonstrance (once / 850 pages) n A remonstrance is an objection or protest, the expression of earnest opposition. Just like a protest, PETA members might hold a remonstrance outside a fashion show of a luxury fur and leather designer. Notable remonstrances include the "Five Articles of Remonstrance" (1610), protesting the Calvinist doctrine of predestination; the "Great Remonstrance" (1641), presented to the English people by Parliament, detailing the "evils" of King Charles I; the "Flushing Remonstrance" (1657), protesting a ban on Quaker worship in what would later become New York City; and the "Memorial and Remonstrance Against Religious Assessments" (1786), opposing a bill in the Virginia General Assembly that would levy taxes to pay for religious teachers. WORD FAMILYremonstrance: remonstrances USAGE EXAMPLESAnd, in spite of all remonstrances and advices to the contrary, King PeDes struggled out of his costly robe, which be popped over Lancelot’s head. T. H. White, The Once and Future King(1958) But I am startled that Roberts signed onto their paranoid remonstrance against perceived Christian persecution. Slate(Jun 28, 2016) Current law requires the signatures of 65 percent of parcel owners in a proposed annexation area to oppose an annexation via a remonstrance. Washington Times(Mar 01, 2015) n the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest Syn|Hyper expostulation, objection, remonstration communicating, communication the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information |
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