单词 | gaeldom |
释义 | Gaeldomn. The Gaelic-speaking world or Gaelic culture.Sometimes with specific reference to a particular Gaelic-speaking area, such as the Hebrides or Highlands of Scotland. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > customs, values, and civilization > a civilization or culture > [noun] > cultures of specific peoples or nations Indianism1672 Gaeldom1860 zadruga1887 Nazca1917 Amratian1928 Ibero-Maurusian1934 Oranian1934 Levantinism1949 the world > the earth > named regions of earth > Europe > British Isles > [noun] > land of the Gaels Gaeldom1860 Celtic fringe1885 Gaeltacht1910 1860 J. F. Campbell Pop. Tales W. Highlands I. Introd. p. xxiii What part of the Gaeldom are you from? 1890 D. Hyde in tr. Beside Fire Pref. p. xxx This story..was carried by some Irish bard..to the Gaeldom of Scotland. 1930 W. B. Yeats Diary 20 Oct. (1944) 56 The devout Catholicism and enthusiastic Gaeldom. 1959 Listener 20 Aug. 292/2 A reader..might well wonder whether Gaeldom, having ‘declined’, is now dead. 2017 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 5 Jan. 13 Isn't it odd that Scots will take on so many other aspects of Gaeldom—bagpipes, kilts, highland dancing—but draw the line at accepting the language? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1860 |
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