alastorn.

Brit.

/əˈlɑːstə/,

/əˈlastə/, U.S.

/əˈlæstər/

Forms: 1600s Alastoras (plural), 1600s– Alastor.

Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀλάστωρ.

Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀλάστωρ avenging deity, of uncertain origin; perhaps < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + the stem of λανθανεῖν to escape the notice of, λαθεῖν (aorist) to be hidden (see Lethe n.) + -τωρ, suffix forming agent nouns.In plural form Alastoras after the Greek plural form.

Usually with capital initial. An avenging demon or god. More generally: any avenger of wrongs committed; an agent of retribution. Cf. nemesis n. 1.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > punishment > retributive punishment > [noun] > one who inflicts

wreakera1300

wrechera1325

vengera1340

vengesour1382

avenger1388

vengeancerc1440

revengera1522

nemesis1542

alastor1603

vindicator1827

retributor1844

the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > avenger of injured or injury > an avenging spirit

nemesis1542

alastor1603

1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1330 Such Dæmons and curst fiends, whom we call Alastoras [Gk. ἀλάστορας]..The revengers of such enormities and crimes as could not be forgotten.

1611 T. Coryate Crudities 572 Almighty God..mustred vp an army of mice against the Archbishop, and sent them to persecute him as his furious Alastors.

1676 J. Duport Three Serm. 22 Those Alastors, the prime men, and ringleaders of 'um, who..had an immediate hand in the Royal blood that was shed this day.

1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 28 in Athenæ Britannicæ III That Cacodox Alastor has..abandon'd the true Principles of Reason and Religion.

1790 J. Bell Bell's New Pantheon I. 43/1 The name of Alastores was likewise given to the malificent Demons.

1810 W. Taylor Monthly Mag. 29 350 Imps, alastors, and every other class of cacodemons.

1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. iii. 38 Untimely rains and tempests, which came as the Alastor of those households whose crime it was to be poor.

1933 I. Berlin Let. 20 Nov. (2004) I. 71 A minor crime which looms enormous & pursues him and grows into quite an alastor.

2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Sept. 42/3 As he sails on to the Caucasus, he is shadowed by the Alastor or avenging daemon of his elected solitude.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	alastor
释义	alastorn. Brit. /əˈlɑːstə/, /əˈlastə/, U.S. /əˈlæstər/ Forms: 1600s Alastoras (plural), 1600s– Alastor. Origin: A borrowing from Greek. Etymon: Greek ἀλάστωρ. Etymology: < ancient Greek ἀλάστωρ avenging deity, of uncertain origin; perhaps < ἀ- a- prefix⁶ + the stem of λανθανεῖν to escape the notice of, λαθεῖν (aorist) to be hidden (see Lethe n.) + -τωρ, suffix forming agent nouns.In plural form Alastoras after the Greek plural form. Usually with capital initial. An avenging demon or god. More generally: any avenger of wrongs committed; an agent of retribution. Cf. nemesis n. 1. ΘΚΠ society > authority > punishment > retributive punishment > [noun] > one who inflicts wreakera1300 wrechera1325 vengera1340 vengesour1382 avenger1388 vengeancerc1440 revengera1522 nemesis1542 alastor1603 vindicator1827 retributor1844 the world > action or operation > behaviour > reciprocal treatment or return of an action > revenge > [noun] > avenger of injured or injury > an avenging spirit nemesis1542 alastor1603 1603 P. Holland tr. Plutarch Morals 1330 Such Dæmons and curst fiends, whom we call Alastoras [Gk. ἀλάστορας]..The revengers of such enormities and crimes as could not be forgotten. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities 572 Almighty God..mustred vp an army of mice against the Archbishop, and sent them to persecute him as his furious Alastors. 1676 J. Duport Three Serm. 22 Those Alastors, the prime men, and ringleaders of 'um, who..had an immediate hand in the Royal blood that was shed this day. 1716 M. Davies Crit. Hist. 28 in Athenæ Britannicæ III That Cacodox Alastor has..abandon'd the true Principles of Reason and Religion. 1790 J. Bell Bell's New Pantheon I. 43/1 The name of Alastores was likewise given to the malificent Demons. 1810 W. Taylor Monthly Mag. 29 350 Imps, alastors, and every other class of cacodemons. 1886 T. Hardy Mayor of Casterbridge II. iii. 38 Untimely rains and tempests, which came as the Alastor of those households whose crime it was to be poor. 1933 I. Berlin Let. 20 Nov. (2004) I. 71 A minor crime which looms enormous & pursues him and grows into quite an alastor. 2009 N.Y. Rev. Bks. 24 Sept. 42/3 As he sails on to the Caucasus, he is shadowed by the Alastor or avenging daemon of his elected solitude. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1603
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