单词 | council of seventy |
释义 | > as lemmascouncil of (the) seventy 5. With the and plural agreement, and frequently with capital initial: a body of officers in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons), originally consisting of elders with missionary duties. As a count noun: a governing body consisting of up to seventy such elders (also called quorum of (the) seventy, council of (the) seventy); a member of such a body.The role and function of the Seventy within the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has changed considerably over time. Today the Seventy are a governing body below the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles.The number seventy was adopted on account of the seventy disciples of Jesus whose mission is described in Luke 10:1 (see sense B. 2c). ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > laity > lay functionaries > elder > [noun] > collectively > Mormon seventy1835 1835 Minutes 28 Feb. in F. C. Collier & W. S. Harwell Kirtland Council Minute Bk. (Church of Latter-day Saints) (2002) 87 The following are some of the names and ordination blessings of the Seventy who were called and to be sent forth. 1876 Deseret News (Salt Lake City, Utah Territory) 30 Aug. 495/3 Joseph was told to organize quorums of seventy, and he did it. 1883 Encycl. Brit. XVI. 828/2 There are eighty seventies in Utah. 1892 A. C. Gunter Miss Dividends 106 A Mormon empire..ruled over by the Priesthood of the faith of Joseph Smith and the Council of Seventies. 1955 Improvem. Era Apr. 267/2 As a ward member, a seventy should respond willingly to all calls made upon him by his bishop. 1993 Ensign Mar. 41/2 (caption) The council room of the Presidency of the Seventy. 2012 New Yorker 14 May 93/2 Christensen was then one of the Seventy—he was responsible, along with a few others, for the Mormon church in the northeast quadrant of North America. 2014 @Brandt_Anderson 4 Dec. in twitter.com (accessed 30 July 2020) Question for BYU fans. Does the head football coach have to be LDS [= Latter-day Saint]? I know he has to be interviewed by a seventy. < as lemmas |
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