单词 | church officer |
释义 | church officern. A person, (now) esp. a layperson, who holds office in a church; (in Scotland) spec. = kirk officer n. at kirk n. Compounds 2 (also called beadle).In quot. 1566 with reference to an officer of the temple of the Israelites. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > church-officer > [noun] altarist1445 church officer1566 beadle1594 kirk officer1608 churchwarden1660 1566 R. Horne Answeare M. J. Fekenham f. 9v Salomon..directed the Priestes, Leuites, and other churche officers, in their functions. 1574 J. Whitgift Def. Aunswere to Admon. xvii. 631 I can not put any suche difference betwixte the Churche and a Christian common wealth, the Church officers and christian Magistrates. 1642 D. Rogers Naaman 348 Howster out such vermine (O ye Church officers, if ye serve for oughts) out of their kennells! a1699 J. Fraser Lawfulness Separation from Corrupt Ministers (1744) 7 A preeminence in church-officers was the door thro' which Antichrist stepped in to the temple of God. 1704 J. Sage Reasonableness of Toleration to Episcopal Perswasion iv. 134 Not..a single Congregation whether presbyterated or Unpresbyterated, but Church Officers are the First Subject of Church power. 1748 T. Nugent Coll. Eng. Words in tr. C. Lancelot et al. Primitives Greek Tongue 311 Acolyte, an inferior church officer. 1828 T. Flint Life & Adventures of Arthur Clenning II. 129 The amiable minister, and his church officers, were in company. 1871 H. Moncrieff Pract. Free Church Scotl. (1886) i. 26 The Church officer or Beadle, who takes charge of the place of worship and is responsible for its condition, is an officer of the Deacon's Court. 1920 E. E. Elliott How to advertise Church ix. 65 Your church officers should arrange to call on all families not represented at the roll-call service. 1970 G. Schwartz Sect Ideol. & Social Status vi. 187 Every Seventh-day Adventist member in good standing is able to vote for church officers, except for the pastor, who is appointed. 1990 Today June 22/2 We agreed on a scheme of partial redecoration of the manse with the relevant church officers. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2011; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1566 |
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