单词 | deposition |
释义 | depositionn. I. The action of putting down or deposing. 1. The taking down of the body of Christ from the cross; a representation of this in art.[Cf. Latin dēpōnere in Vulgate, Mk. xv. 46, Luke xxiii. 53.] ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > biblical events > [noun] > crucifixion > taking down body depositiona1530 a1530 W. Bonde Pylgrimage of Perfeccyon (1531) iii. f. CCviv The maner of..his deposicyon or takynge downe from the crosse. 1848 A. Jameson Sacred & Legendary Art I. 358 In the Descent or Deposition from the Cross, and in the Entombment, Mary Magdalene is generally conspicuous. 1859 J. M. Jephson & L. Reeve Narr. Walking Tour Brittany viii. 118 The figures..represent the Judgment of Pilate, the Bearing the Cross, the Deposition, the Entombment, the Resurrection. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > relinquishing > casting or laying aside > [noun] everting1568 deposition1577 discarding1600 excussion1607 dispatch1608 reposition1617 absolution1655 depositing1667 discardment1713 discardurea1762 cashiering1826 dropping1859 discard1906 junking1911 shedding1945 load-shedding1947 1577 W. Fulke Confut. Doctr. Purgatory 116 The day of Christian mens death is the deposition of paine. 1615 S. Hieron Certaine Vsefull Medit. Death in Wks. (1620) I. 653 As it were, the quitting himselfe of a burthen, by the deposition whereof the soule is after a sort eased and lightened. ?1624 G. Chapman tr. Hymn to Apollo in tr. Crowne Homers Wks. 44 Why sit ye heere so stupified?.. Nor deposition make Of nauall Arms? 1749 D. Hartley Observ. Man ii. iv. 402 The Soul is reduced to a state of Inactivity by the Deposition of the gross Body. Categories » 4. The action of deposing or putting down from a position of dignity or authority; degradation, dethronement. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > removal from office or authority > [noun] off-puttinga1387 supplantationa1393 deposal1397 deposition1399 amotion1441 privation1444 subversion1470 deposing1480 dispointment1483 quietus est1530 cassing1550 deprivation1551 remove1553 destitution1554 depose1559 abdication1574 dismissionc1600 renvoy1600 displacement1611 deprivement1630 quietus1635 removal1645 deposure1648 displacing1655 cashierment1656 discarding1660 amoval1675 depriving1705 superannuation1722 separation1779 ouster1782 disestablishment1806 dismissal1849 epuration1883 deprival1886 purge1893 1399 Rolls of Parl. III. 452/1 If [they] evere be adheraunt to Richard that was Kyng and is deposed, in counsel, helpe, or comfort agayns that deposition. ?a1475 (?a1425) tr. R. Higden Polychron. (Harl. 2261) (1865) I. 283 After the deposicion of kynge Hildericus. 1548 Hall's Vnion: Henry IV f. viii To resigne..all the homages and fealties dewe to him as kyng..But or this deposicion was executed [etc.]. 1660 R. Coke Elements Power & Subjection 150 in Justice Vindicated Henry the Fourth his unjust usurpation, and deposition of..Richard the Second. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 206 The word Deposition properly signifies a solemn depriving of a Man of his Clerical Orders by the way of a Sentence. 1858 J. A. Froude Hist. Eng. (ed. 2) III. xv. 287 Kings are said to find the step a short one from deposition to the scaffold. 5. a. The giving of testimony upon oath in a court of law, or the testimony so given; spec. a statement in answer to interrogatories, constituting evidence, taken down in writing to be read in court as a substitute for the production of the witness. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > court proceedings or procedure > evidence > [noun] > testimony or statement of witness > on oath saying1443 depositiona1513 deposita1773 a1513 R. Fabyan New Cronycles Eng. & Fraunce (1516) II. f. xxiiii Mychaell Tony..was by deposycion of the Aldermen founde gylty in the sayde cryme of Periury. 1562 Act 5 Eliz. c. 9 §6 If any Person..commit..Perjury, by his..Deposition in any of the Courts. 1633 T. Stafford Pacata Hibernia i. i. 13 As well by deposition of witnesses, as by all other kinde of proofes. 1726 J. Ayliffe Parergon Juris Canonici Anglicani 149 A witness is obliged to swear pro formâ, otherwise his Deposition is not valid without an Oath. 1848 J. J. S. Wharton Law Lexicon (at cited word) It is a..rule at common law, that when the witness himself may be produced, his deposition cannot be read, for it is not the best evidence. 1863 H. Cox Inst. Eng. Govt. ii. x. 544 The statements of the witnesses are reduced to writing, and are then termed depositions. b. transferred and figurative. Testimony, statement (esp. of formal character). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > attestation, witness, evidence > [noun] > evidence given, testimony > piece of tokenOE witnessa1325 samplec1380 argumentc1384 weda1400 reporta1425 testimonial1495 notea1555 testimony1597 vouchera1616 attestate1630 manifesto1644 deposition1648 vouchee1657 testatur1702 1648 W. Montagu Miscellanea Spiritualia ix. ii The influence of Princes upon the disposition of their Courts, needs not the deposition of examples. 1885 J. Martineau Types Ethical Theory II. 9 The depositions of consciousness on this matter. c. Allegation (of something). ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > testing > accusation, charge > [noun] acoupementc1300 accusinga1350 impeachment1387 accusementa1393 accusation?c1400 witingc1449 charge1477 impetition1530 threap1538 imputationa1586 deposition1587 impeach1591 insimulation1592 accusal1594 arraignment1595 taxation1605 arguing1611 tax1613 impositiona1616 tainture1621 incusation1623 touchinga1625 aggravation1626 accrimination1655 compellation1656 imputea1657 inculpation1798 finger-pointing1851 j'accuse1899 1587 Sir P. Sidney & A. Golding tr. P. de Mornay Trewnesse Christian Relig. Pref. sig. ***iv Others: whose depositions or rather oppositions against vs, I thinke men will wonder at. 1699 R. Bentley Diss. Epist. Phalaris (new ed.) Pref. p. xiii I will give a clear and full Answer to every part of their Depositions. II. The action of depositing. 6. The action of depositing, laying down, or placing in a more or less permanent or final position; spec. interment [medieval Latin dēpositio in liturgical language], or placing of a saint's body or relics in a new resting-place. ΘΚΠ the world > space > place > placing or fact of being placed in (a) position > [noun] layingc1330 pitchinga1398 settinga1398 couchingc1400 stowingc1440 placingc1449 stelling1560 disposition1563 location1568 planting1585 situation1589 collocation1605 situating1611 disposurea1625 depositure1635 allodgement1639 instalment1646 fixation1652 deposition1659 lodgement1713 repositing1713 emplacement1742 bestowal1773 locating1774 disposal1828 placement1844 allocation1846 enlodgement1884 siting1902 the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > types of burial or entombment > [noun] > of a saint's body or relics depositure1635 deposition1659 1659 O. Walker Περιαμμα Ἐπιδήμιον 78 True Christians..allow that which Christ hath redeemed a civill deposition, a decent Repose. Adam had a worthy Sepulchre. 1793 J. Smeaton Narr. Edystone Lighthouse (ed. 2) §167 After being wrought, to be returned to its place of deposition. 1833 W. Whewell Astron. & Gen. Physics i. 27 The ripening of the seed, its proper deposition in order for the reproduction of a new plant. 1875 W. Houghton Sketches Brit. Insects 130 The deposition of the eggs by these insect cuckoos. 1894 J. T. Fowler in St. Adamnan Vita S. Columbae Intr. xlv The depositio or burial being in these cases commemorated rather than the natalis or birthday to the future life.] 7. The placing of something in a repository, or in charge of a person, for safe keeping; concrete a deposit. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > entrusting to another's care or keeping > placing in safe-keeping deposition1592 depositation1622 deposita1773 depositure1884 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > person or thing in another's care > something in safe-keeping depostc1384 deposition1592 depositum1592 deposita1660 depot1835 society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > depositing money > a deposit of money deposit1753 depositum1756 deposition1817 time deposit1846 1592 W. West Symbolæogr.: 1st Pt. , §16 A Deposition is a Contract reall in which a thing moueable is freelie giuen to be kept, that the selfe same thing be restored whensoeuer it shall please him that so leaueth it. 1651 C. Cartwright Certamen Religiosum i. 140 The depositions committed to the Churches trust. 1817 T. R. Malthus Ess. Princ. Population (ed. 5) III. vi. vii. 279 Every fresh deposition [in a savings bank]. 8. a. The process of depositing or fact of being deposited by natural agency; precipitation. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > density or solidity > state of being solid rather than fluid > [noun] > solid matter which falls to bottom of liquid > fact of depositing precipitationa1550 precipitating1639 depot1794 deposition1799 depositation1806 deposit1823 1799 R. Kirwan Geol. Ess. 11 The crystallization, precipitation, and deposition of these solids. 1830 J. F. W. Herschel Prelim. Disc. Study Nat. Philos. ii. vi. 162 A deposition of dew presently begins. 1880 A. R. Wallace Island Life 214 The average rate of Deposition of the Sedimentary Rocks. b. The result of this process; a deposit, precipitate, sediment. ΚΠ 1797 M. Baillie Morbid Anat. (ed. 2) xxiv. 450 I have found [the pineal] gland without any deposition of earthy matter. 1831 D. Brewster Treat. Optics xiii. 111 A common pane of crown glass..that has on its surface a fine deposition of moisture. 1867 J. Hogg Microscope (ed. 6) i. ii. 133 The symmetrical and figurate depositions of siliceous crystals. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1895; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1399 |
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