单词 | edifier |
释义 | edifiern. a. A builder. rare. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > builder > [noun] bigger1307 biggandc1350 builderc1380 edifiera1464 erectora1552 upbigger1562 structora1634 tectonist1634 architect1665 compiler1713 raiser1949 a1464 J. Capgrave Abbreuiacion of Cron. (Cambr. Gg.4.12) (1983) 20 Certeyn strong men and rich,..edifieres of citées. b. One who edifies. ΘΚΠ society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > edifier preacher?c1225 edifier1678 lay bishop1693 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 130 They scorn their Edifiers t' own. Who taught them all their sprinkling Lessons. 1832 T. Carlyle Crit. & Misc. Ess. (1872) IV. 117 The true Spiritual Edifier and Soul's-Father of all England. 1909 Westm. Gaz. 22 Jan. 3/1 The real edifiers. 1921 Glasgow Herald 19 Feb. 6 The professional edifiers of British youth. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < |
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