单词 | conforming |
释义 | conformingn. The action of conform v. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [noun] > in order to conform > becoming conformed conforminga1340 assimilationa1676 the world > action or operation > behaviour > a standard of conduct > [noun] > acting according to some standard, fashion, etc. conformitya1513 symbolization1633 conforming1641 conformism1926 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter xvi. 1 Þai ere ane thurgh grace & confourmynge of will. 1641 J. Milton Animadversions 23 Their scandalous and base conforming to heathenisme. 1662 R. Coke Elem. Power & Subj. (ed. 2) v. iv. 268 in Justice Vindic. The upright conforming of subjects actions to the Laws of their rightful Superiours. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online December 2019). conformingadj. That conforms. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > agreement, harmony, or congruity > adaptation or adjustment > [adjective] > making conform conforminga1676 a1676 M. Hale Primitive Originat. Mankind (1677) iii. vi. 277 Its [the seed's] specifical conforming Principle. 2. Complying with any usage or form; esp. in English History with the usages of the Church of England. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > conformity > [adjective] conformable1597 conformitant1632 conforma1666 conforming1681 symbolizing1732 1673 H. Hickman Hist. Quinq-articularis 496 Not only Non-conforming Divines, but also the most zealous Conformists.] 1681 Roxburghe Ballads (1883) IV. 655 To conforming Protestants, and those that dissent. 1732 D. Neal Hist. Puritans I. 343 The body of the conforming clergy were so ignorant and illiterate. 1890 Athenæum 8 Feb. 171/2 There were malcontents among the conforming clergy. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.a1340adj.a1676 |
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