church keyn.

Brit.

/ˈtʃəːtʃ kiː/, U.S.

/ˈtʃərtʃ ˌki/

Forms: see church n.¹ and adj. and key n.¹

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, key n.¹

Etymology: < church n.¹ + key n.¹

1. Frequently in plural.

a. The key of a church door, or of another lockable place in a church.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > other implements > [noun] > key

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c1175 Ælfric 1st Let. to Wulfstan (Bodl. 343) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 109 Hostiarius is dureweard, þeðe circæ cæȝe [OE Corpus Cambr. 190 cyricean cægan] heald.

c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 45 (MED) Þe bisschop, wanne he ordreþ þes [sc. door-keepers], Takþ hym þe cherche keyȝe.

1518 in J. L. Glasscock Rec. St. Michael's, Bishop's Stortford (1882) 36 A new lather bag to bere in the chirch keyes, ijd.

1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast iii. viii. f. 228 Which mighte be other keyes pardie, then the Churche keyes.

a1676 S. Gunton Hist. Church Peterburgh (1686) 24 The Chaplain should yearly upon Michaelmas day bring his Church-Key to the Sacrist of the Monastery.

1799 S. Lee Clergyman's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 347 I had..possession of the church key.

1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxi. 371 He heard Tom coming down the stairs, jingling the church keys.

1860 W. Collins Woman in White III. x. 176 No hope! the church key and the vestry key are on the same ring—both inside there!

1913 J. K. Hewison Covenanters II. xxx. 518 Inviting them to cease from official duty, and to deliver up the church keys and communion plate before the inevitable eviction took place.

2002 K. Valentine Miracle for St. Cecilia's xxi. 223 Timothy, St. Cecilia's head usher—a position that came with a ring of church keys—quietly led Matthew and Ben up the choir loft stairs.

†b. figurative and allusive. The power or authority of the Christian Church, or of the papacy. Cf. key n.¹ 3a, power of the keys n. at power n.¹ Phrases 9. Obsolete.

ΚΠ

a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 1868 (MED) The wardes of the cherche keie Thurgh mishandlinge ben myswreynt, The worldes wawe hath welnyh dreynt The Schip which Peter hath to stiere.

1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. f. 402 Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction groweth to naught, and the authoritie of the Church keyes is brought into contempt.

1641 R. Brooke Disc. Nature Episcopacie 77 No man ever thought, Good Titus had a Commission heere to draw the Civill Sword; or so much as to strike with his Church Keyes.

1681 R. Baxter Apol. Nonconformists Ministry Ep. Ded. Trust not to the Church-Keys, but to the Sword.

1701 Baxter's Paraphr. N.T. (new ed.) Postscr. sig. Yy2 When Gregory VII fell on mastering Princes by his Church-Keys, &c.

2. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). A can or bottle opener, esp. one that opens a can (frequently of beer) by punching a triangular hole in its top.

ΚΠ

1951 Western Folklore 10 170 Church key, a bottle opener.

1969 H. Hayes Smiling through Apocalypse 765 One soldier who didn't have a ‘church key’ to open a can of orange soda at the Coke stand had tried unintelligently with a 50-caliber bullet instead.

1989 T. C. Boyle If River was Whiskey 89 I noticed the scar along the ridge of his cheekbone, thinking of churchkey openers, paring knives.

1999 F. McCourt 'Tis ii. 12 The priest says they're college kids going home for the weekend and the church key is the can opener for the beer.

2004 E. Conlon Blue Blood ii. 52 She and my grandfather..drank red-white-and-gold cans of Rheingold beer,..which you had to open with a ‘church key’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	church key
释义	church keyn. Brit. /ˈtʃəːtʃ kiː/, U.S. /ˈtʃərtʃ ˌki/ Forms: see church n.¹ and adj. and key n.¹ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: church n.¹, key n.¹ Etymology: < church n.¹ + key n.¹ 1. Frequently in plural. a. The key of a church door, or of another lockable place in a church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > artefacts > implement (general) > other implements > [noun] > key church keyc1175 c1175 Ælfric 1st Let. to Wulfstan (Bodl. 343) in B. Fehr Die Hirtenbriefe Ælfrics (1914) 109 Hostiarius is dureweard, þeðe circæ cæȝe [OE Corpus Cambr. 190 cyricean cægan] heald. c1350 (a1333) William of Shoreham Poems (1902) 45 (MED) Þe bisschop, wanne he ordreþ þes [sc. door-keepers], Takþ hym þe cherche keyȝe. 1518 in J. L. Glasscock Rec. St. Michael's, Bishop's Stortford (1882) 36 A new lather bag to bere in the chirch keyes, ijd. 1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast iii. viii. f. 228 Which mighte be other keyes pardie, then the Churche keyes. a1676 S. Gunton Hist. Church Peterburgh (1686) 24 The Chaplain should yearly upon Michaelmas day bring his Church-Key to the Sacrist of the Monastery. 1799 S. Lee Clergyman's Tale in H. Lee Canterbury Tales III. 347 I had..possession of the church key. 1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxi. 371 He heard Tom coming down the stairs, jingling the church keys. 1860 W. Collins Woman in White III. x. 176 No hope! the church key and the vestry key are on the same ring—both inside there! 1913 J. K. Hewison Covenanters II. xxx. 518 Inviting them to cease from official duty, and to deliver up the church keys and communion plate before the inevitable eviction took place. 2002 K. Valentine Miracle for St. Cecilia's xxi. 223 Timothy, St. Cecilia's head usher—a position that came with a ring of church keys—quietly led Matthew and Ben up the choir loft stairs. †b. figurative and allusive. The power or authority of the Christian Church, or of the papacy. Cf. key n.¹ 3a, power of the keys n. at power n.¹ Phrases 9. Obsolete. ΚΠ a1393 J. Gower Confessio Amantis (Fairf.) v. l. 1868 (MED) The wardes of the cherche keie Thurgh mishandlinge ben myswreynt, The worldes wawe hath welnyh dreynt The Schip which Peter hath to stiere. 1581 J. Bell tr. W. Haddon & J. Foxe Against Jerome Osorius iii. f. 402 Ecclesiasticall Iurisdiction groweth to naught, and the authoritie of the Church keyes is brought into contempt. 1641 R. Brooke Disc. Nature Episcopacie 77 No man ever thought, Good Titus had a Commission heere to draw the Civill Sword; or so much as to strike with his Church Keyes. 1681 R. Baxter Apol. Nonconformists Ministry Ep. Ded. Trust not to the Church-Keys, but to the Sword. 1701 Baxter's Paraphr. N.T. (new ed.) Postscr. sig. Yy2 When Gregory VII fell on mastering Princes by his Church-Keys, &c. 2. colloquial (chiefly U.S.). A can or bottle opener, esp. one that opens a can (frequently of beer) by punching a triangular hole in its top. ΚΠ 1951 Western Folklore 10 170 Church key, a bottle opener. 1969 H. Hayes Smiling through Apocalypse 765 One soldier who didn't have a ‘church key’ to open a can of orange soda at the Coke stand had tried unintelligently with a 50-caliber bullet instead. 1989 T. C. Boyle If River was Whiskey 89 I noticed the scar along the ridge of his cheekbone, thinking of churchkey openers, paring knives. 1999 F. McCourt 'Tis ii. 12 The priest says they're college kids going home for the weekend and the church key is the can opener for the beer. 2004 E. Conlon Blue Blood ii. 52 She and my grandfather..drank red-white-and-gold cans of Rheingold beer,..which you had to open with a ‘church key’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.c1175
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