单词 | disciples of christ |
释义 | > as lemmasDisciples of Christ 3. Usually with capital initial. Chiefly North American. In plural. More fully Disciples of Christ. A Protestant Christian denomination originating among Presbyterians in the United States in the early part of the 19th cent., chiefly distinguished by rejection of any post-biblical creeds and relying on biblical authority alone to test doctrine. Also in singular: a member of this group. Cf. Campbellite n. 1.The name was suggested by one of the founder members, Alexander Campbell of Lexington, Kentucky, in 1832. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > Baptists > sects and groups > [noun] > Campbellite reformer1798 Campbellite1830 Disciples of Christ1832 1832 A. Campbell in Millennial Harbinger (Bethany, Va.) 5 Mar. 136 We who are united in advocating the restoration of primitive christianity, both in faith and practice, do not designate ourselves by, nor ‘retain the name of Christian Baptists’. We profess to be disciples of Jesus Christ. 1834 J. M. Peck Gazetteer Illinois 203 A new sect [was] recently organized by a union of ‘Reformed Baptists’ and ‘Christians’ who call themselves ‘Disciples’. 1835 J. Martin New Gazetteer Virginia 76 The precise distinction between the regular Baptist and the Reformers, called the disciples of Christ, not being in all cases drawn. 1858 J. Gardner Faiths World I. 718/1 The principles of the Disciples have found their way into England and Wales..and the census of 1851 contains a return of three congregations or churches calling themselves by the name of Disciples of Christ. 1922 Continent 14 Sept. 1157/2 The Disciples are in the midst of a campaign for a million new members in five years. 1976 Billings (Montana) Sunday Gaz. 20 June 9 a/5 Carter..told a Disciples of Christ meeting..that God wants each individual to ‘demonstrate the life of Christ’. 1980 Washington Post (Nexis) 25 July a28 Howland said, ‘We are conscious of his (Reagan's) heritage as a Disciple. If he is elected president we would do all we could to welcome him and minister to him and his family.’ 2008 M. H. Montgomery in G. Mannion & L. S. Mudge Routledge Compan. Christian Church xii. 226 The Disciples are the most liberal and hence the most likely to engage in broader social issues. < as lemmas |
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