单词 | abbey-like |
释义 | abbey-likeadj. Resembling or characteristic of an abbey, esp. in appearance; (esp. in early use) monastic, monkish. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > [adjective] monklyOE monastical1402 monasterialc1443 claustralc1449 cloistrosec1449 monkish1536 monastic1563 abbey-like1570 cloisterly1570 cloistered1581 cloistral1606 monachal1607 monasterical1651 monial1656 1570 J. Foxe Actes & Monumentes (rev. ed.) I. 124/2 The admixture of all these abbeylike additions of Moonkish myracles. 1644 R. Culmer Cathedrall Newes Canterbvry (title page) An Abbey-Like, Corrupt, and rotten condition. 1780 P. Van Schaack Diary 18 Feb. in H. C. Van Schaack Life P. Van Schaack (1842) vii. 152 We then set out for London through Bushy Park, along Mr. Walpole's Abbey-like house, at Strawberry-hill. 1840 C. Sinclair Scotl. & Sc. (1841) I. 332 We got a glimpse of Balnagown..with a modern addition à la Gillespie..the abbey-like appearance of which is a curious contrast to the old Scotch castle. 1895 Gentleman's Mag. Apr. 382 The whole tone of the interior is abbey-like, and suggests a notion of rich adornment. 1919 Herald & Presbyter 10 Sept. 9/2 The abbeylike pile of our East Liberty Church. 1980 G. D. Brittle Demonologist (2002) i. 1 Above the desk hung photographs of monks and grim-faced exorcists..in abbeylike settings. 2008 D. Aleshire Earthen Vessels v. 127 Schools will need to continue their abbey-like role as they carefully attend to the ecclesial communities with which they relate most closely. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1570 |
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