contemptus mundin.

Brit.

/kənˌtɛm(p)təs ˈmʊndi/, U.S.

/kənˌtɛm(p)təs ˈmʊndi/

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin contemptus mundi.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin contemptus mundi (4th or 5th cent. in Jerome and Augustine) < classical Latin contemptus contempt n. + mundī , genitive of mundus world (see mundane adj.).

Disregard of or disdain for worldly or temporal concerns.Contemptus mundi is a prevalent theme in the literary and philosophical tradition of classical antiquity, and of early and medieval Christianity.

ΚΠ

1869 J. C. Byrne Beggynhof iv. 92 We silently admired this simple Christian philosophy, and the sublime contemptus mundi it bespoke.

1903 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 4 55 Even a professedly devotional writer like Jeremy Taylor often reminds us in his topics rather of the Stoic than of the Christian form of the contemptus mundi.

2013 L. Venuti in E. Allen & S. Bernofsky In Transl. xv. 199 Skelton's poetry..sometimes adopts a typically medieval attitude of contemptus mundi, pointing to the transitory nature of human life.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	contemptus mundi
释义	contemptus mundin. Brit. /kənˌtɛm(p)təs ˈmʊndi/, U.S. /kənˌtɛm(p)təs ˈmʊndi/ Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin contemptus mundi. Etymology: < post-classical Latin contemptus mundi (4th or 5th cent. in Jerome and Augustine) < classical Latin contemptus contempt n. + mundī , genitive of mundus world (see mundane adj.). Disregard of or disdain for worldly or temporal concerns.Contemptus mundi is a prevalent theme in the literary and philosophical tradition of classical antiquity, and of early and medieval Christianity. ΚΠ 1869 J. C. Byrne Beggynhof iv. 92 We silently admired this simple Christian philosophy, and the sublime contemptus mundi it bespoke. 1903 Jrnl. Theol. Stud. 4 55 Even a professedly devotional writer like Jeremy Taylor often reminds us in his topics rather of the Stoic than of the Christian form of the contemptus mundi. 2013 L. Venuti in E. Allen & S. Bernofsky In Transl. xv. 199 Skelton's poetry..sometimes adopts a typically medieval attitude of contemptus mundi, pointing to the transitory nature of human life. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2019; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1869
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