单词 | douai |
释义 | Douain. Used elliptically or attributively to designate the English translation of the Bible completed at Douai in the early 17th century and used in the Roman Catholic Church. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > text > edition > [noun] > Douai Douai1837 1837 Dublin Rev. Apr. 476 To call it any longer the Douay or Rhemish version is an abuse of terms. 1847 Webster's Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. Douay-bible, an English translation of the Scriptures, sanctioned by the Roman Catholic Church. 1864 J. H. Newman Apologia i. 16 Words have been running in my head, which I find in the Douay version thus. 1867 G. M. Hopkins Further Lett. (1956) 41 I must check them by the Douay. 1957 F. L. Cross Oxf. Dict. Christian Church 419/1 Douai-Reims Bible, the traditional version of the Bible among English-speaking RCs... The work was begun at Douai, but owing to the migration of the college to Reims in 1578, the NT was completed in that city and published there in 1582. The OT, which did not appear till 1609, was published at Douai. 1971 ‘S. Woods’ Serpent's Tooth 42 She repeated the oath in a nervous voice, clutching the Douay Bible that had been provided for her. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1837 |
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