α. 1700s 1900s– hagiosidere.
β. 1700s– hagiosideron.
单词 | hagiosidere |
释义 | hagiosideren.α. 1700s 1900s– hagiosidere. β. 1700s– hagiosideron. historical and rare. Esp. in the Eastern Church: an iron plate used as a gong to summon people to church.Associated particularly with use as a substitute for a bell in Greece under Ottoman rule; see e.g. quot. 1730. ΚΠ 1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Hagiosidere..a Plate of Iron..which the Greeks under the Dominion of the Turks (being prohibited the Use of Bells) strike on [printed one] with a Hammer to call the People to Church. 1878 Bath Chron. 13 June 6/1 The fact that the service was about to begin was announced by the striking of the hagiosideron in the porch. 1952 H. Moray Tisa ii. 19 Mohammedan law had..prohibited religious bells, so the Greeks substituted the hagiosidere, a slab of cast iron that was struck with a leather mallet—three booms for Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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