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单词 churchwardenism
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churchˈwardenism
churchˈwardenism n. now rare the practice of restoring churches in the ‘churchwarden’ style (see Compounds 1); an instance of this.
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1829 Gentleman's Mag. 99 602/2 Mr. Oliver's subsequent account of the church ends, as most church descriptions do, in the mutilations of church-wardenism.
1865 Cornhill Mag. June 737 The genius of churchwardenism ruled in the vestries, and presided over the destruction or defacement of much.
1880 J. Puckle Church & Fortress Dover Castle i. 1 Remnants of Mediæval Churchwardenisms..often as bad as any of the Nineteenth Century.
1905 J. E. Hodgson & F. A. Eaton Royal Acad. & its Members ix. 137 As late as the reign of Anne every building erected..was beautified by an exquisite sense of proportion; and then the dismal night of churchwardenism overwhelmed the land.
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