| 释义 |
gentiledom|ˈdʒɛntaɪldəm|
[f. gentile n. + -dom.]
a. The gentile world; the area over which gentile beliefs and practices prevailed.
b. The state of being gentile in belief and practice.
a1638Mede Disc. Gen. x. 5 Wks. (1672) i. 272 Isles of the Gentiles..that is, Gentildome full of Islands. 1869J. Ker Serm. (1874) 163 This prerogative Gentiledom possesses over Judaism. 1878F. Ferguson Life of Christ ii. xv. 305 Unvisited tracts of Gentiledom. |