| 单词 | minor prophets |
| 释义 | minor /mīˈnər/adjective
To study as a minor, subsidiary subject at college or university ORIGIN: L minor less; cf minus minoritaire /mē-nor-ē-ter/ noun (French) A member of a minority section of a political (esp Socialist) party Mīˈnorite adjective Relating to or designating a Franciscan order observing the strict rule of St Francis nounA member of such an order (also fem Mīˈnoress) minority /min- or mīn-orˈi-ti/ noun
Of the minority minor axis noun (in conics) that perpendicular to the major axis minor canon see under canon2 minority carrier noun (electronics) In a semiconductor, the type of carrier electrons or holes which carries the lesser degree of measured current minority group noun A section of the population with a common interest, characteristic, etc which is not common to most people minority report noun A report issued by a minority group of committee members to state their official position when they disagree with the majority minor key, minor mode or minor scale noun A key, mode or scale with its third a minor third above the tonic minor orders plural noun The lower degrees of holy orders, ie porter, exorcist, lector and acolyte minor piece noun (chess) A bishop or knight minor planet noun An asteroid minor poet noun A genuine but not great poet minor premise noun (logic) That in which the minor term occurs minor prophets plural noun The twelve from Hosea to Malachi in the Old Testament minor suit noun (bridge) Clubs or diamonds minor term noun (logic) The term which is the subject of the conclusion minor third noun (music) An interval of three semitones minor tone noun An interval with a vibration ratio of 9:10 in a minority of one Alone prophet /profˈit/noun
ORIGIN: Fr prophète, from L prophēta, from Gr prophētēs, from pro for, and phanai to speak prophˈethood noun prophetic /prə-fetˈik/ or prophetˈical adjective prophetˈically adverb prophetˈicism noun Prophetic quality prophˈetism noun The actions of a prophet or prophets prophˈetship noun prophet of doom noun A person who continually predicts unfortunate events, disasters, etc prophet's thumbmarks plural noun (horse-racing) Indentations in a horse's skin former prophets The Old Testament books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel and Kings latter prophets
major prophets The prophets whose books come before that of Hosea, ie Isaiah, Jeremiah and Ezekiel, as opposed to the minor prophets, the prophets from Hosea to Malachi school of the prophets A school among the ancient Jews for training young men as teachers of the people the Prophet Mohammed the prophets One of the three divisions into which the Jewish scriptures are divided, consisting of the former and the latter prophets (qqv above) |
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