单词 | church juggler |
释义 | > as lemmaschurch juggler church juggler n. derogatory (rare after 18th cent.) a clergyman, considered as a hypocritical conjuror, or (in later use) a showman. ΚΠ 1727 D. Defoe Syst. Magick i. iii. 70 I do not say the Church Jugglers, went to the Devil for Help. 1780 W. Cowper Progress of Error 109 A mere church-juggler, hypocrite, and slave. 1917 A. F. McGarrah Mod. Church Managem. i. 17 Others [sc. pastors] are church jugglers, satisfied with attracting popular attention and admiration. < as lemmas |
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