heart-searchern.

Brit.

/ˈhɑːtˌsəːtʃə/, U.S.

/ˈhɑrtˌsərtʃər/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heart n., searcher n.

Etymology: < heart n. + searcher n. Compare search v. 5a, heart-searching adj., heart-searching n.

Now somewhat rare.

A rigorous examiner of another's feelings or conscience (chiefly as a title of God or Christ). In later use also: a person who rigorously examines his or her own feelings or conscience.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > according to other attributes

horn of salvation (health)c825

fatherOE

Our FatherOE

leecha1200

searcher of (men's) heartsa1382

untempter1382

headstone of the cornerc1400

Valentinec1450

illuminator1485

sun?1521

righteous maker1535

shepherd1535

verity1535

strengthener1567

gracer1592

heart-searcher1618

heartbreaker1642

sustainera1680

philanthropist1730

the invisible1781

praise1782

All-Father1814

wisdom1855

omniscient1856

engracer1866

inbreather1873

God of the gaps1933

the great —— in the sky1968

1618 A. Jackson Gods Call 42 He alone is the almighty heart-searcher, hee alone knowes the deceit and hypocrisie of these protestations.

1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Matt. x. 11 Ministers being not heart-searchers, must pronounce God's Blessing on Men, on uncertainties.

1722 O. Dykes Royal Marriage 351 The Sovereign Judgment and Determination of God himself alone, the great Kardiognostes, or Heart-Searcher of the World.

1767 J. Burgh Crito II. Ded. 32 The honest elector solemnly called the omniscient Heart-searcher to witness, that he had not..received any gratification of any kind.

1848 Ladies' Repository Dec. 222/2 I can read your heart as if it were but glass that covered it. I am a heart-searcher!

1888 Congregationalist (Boston, Mass.) 20 Dec. 9/3 But nowhere, my friends, do I read, between the covers of his Book, that the sacrifices of an unwilling and grudging spirit are ever accepted by the great Heart Searcher above.

1921 Pedagogical Seminary 28 292 They are thought too old to need advice but to only want comfort... The old are not thought to be heart-searchers.

1987 V. Nuovo Visionary Sci. 175 He must also be a heart searcher, if his vision is to be complete. The rule that his mind obeys in his musings is freedom, nothing more.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	heart-searcher
释义	heart-searchern. Brit. /ˈhɑːtˌsəːtʃə/, U.S. /ˈhɑrtˌsərtʃər/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: heart n., searcher n. Etymology: < heart n. + searcher n. Compare search v. 5a, heart-searching adj., heart-searching n. Now somewhat rare. A rigorous examiner of another's feelings or conscience (chiefly as a title of God or Christ). In later use also: a person who rigorously examines his or her own feelings or conscience. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > according to other attributes horn of salvation (health)c825 fatherOE Our FatherOE leecha1200 searcher of (men's) heartsa1382 untempter1382 headstone of the cornerc1400 Valentinec1450 illuminator1485 sun?1521 righteous maker1535 shepherd1535 verity1535 strengthener1567 gracer1592 heart-searcher1618 heartbreaker1642 sustainera1680 philanthropist1730 the invisible1781 praise1782 All-Father1814 wisdom1855 omniscient1856 engracer1866 inbreather1873 God of the gaps1933 the great —— in the sky1968 1618 A. Jackson Gods Call 42 He alone is the almighty heart-searcher, hee alone knowes the deceit and hypocrisie of these protestations. 1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Matt. x. 11 Ministers being not heart-searchers, must pronounce God's Blessing on Men, on uncertainties. 1722 O. Dykes Royal Marriage 351 The Sovereign Judgment and Determination of God himself alone, the great Kardiognostes, or Heart-Searcher of the World. 1767 J. Burgh Crito II. Ded. 32 The honest elector solemnly called the omniscient Heart-searcher to witness, that he had not..received any gratification of any kind. 1848 Ladies' Repository Dec. 222/2 I can read your heart as if it were but glass that covered it. I am a heart-searcher! 1888 Congregationalist (Boston, Mass.) 20 Dec. 9/3 But nowhere, my friends, do I read, between the covers of his Book, that the sacrifices of an unwilling and grudging spirit are ever accepted by the great Heart Searcher above. 1921 Pedagogical Seminary 28 292 They are thought too old to need advice but to only want comfort... The old are not thought to be heart-searchers. 1987 V. Nuovo Visionary Sci. 175 He must also be a heart searcher, if his vision is to be complete. The rule that his mind obeys in his musings is freedom, nothing more. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1618
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