单词 | apprecatory |
释义 | † apprecatoryadj. Obsolete. Designating a prayer or wish for a blessing on someone; invoking such a blessing. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [adjective] > intercessory apprecatory1633 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (iii. 18) 1594 [Glory] is either a praise, or a wish; Gratulatory, or Apprecatory. 1649 Bp. J. Hall Resol. & Decisions iii. ix. 343 The (not so much apprecatory, as declaratory) benedictions. 1687 A. Shields Hind let Loose 463 In the Original God save the King is no more than a solemn salutation, or apprecatory Wish that he may prosper. 1855 R. Bell Lilies & Violets (ed. 2) 353 In their holy books, we find the worship of heroes, prophets, kings and deities, accorded in glowing and apprecatory lines. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2013; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1633 |
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