| 单词 | catholic guilt |
| 释义 | > as lemmasCatholic guilt Catholic guilt n. intense, irrational, or excessive guilt, as associated (stereotypically) with Catholics. ΚΠ 1962 N.Y. Times Bk. Rev. 8 Apr. 6/5 If this total anonymity prevailed, then the reader..would not think, ‘If only Graham Greene weren't a convert, he wouldn't be obsessed with Catholic guilt’; he would instead notice and absorb an unusual point of view about religion. 1990 A. M. Greeley Catholic Guilt xvi. 281 Madonna..has repeatedly described the importance of Catholicism in her childhood and the remnants of Catholic guilt that continue to haunt her life—‘If you enjoy something it must be wrong.’ 2020 N.Z. Herald (Nexis) 30 May c3 I sometimes work from home... But I always have this niggle at the back of my mind, I guess it could be Catholic guilt, that people might be expecting me at the office. < as lemmas |
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