单词 | jordanite |
释义 | jordaniten.1 Mineralogy. A sulph-antimonide of lead, occurring in twin crystals, of a grey colour and brilliant metallic lustre. ΘΚΠ the world > the earth > minerals > types of mineral > sulphides and related minerals > sulpho-salts > [noun] > lead antimony sulphide plagionite1835 zinckenite1835 kilbrickenite1841 geocronite1842 plumbostib1844 schulzite1849 boulangerite1868 jordanite1868 robinsonite1951 1868 J. D. Dana Syst. Mineral. (ed. 5) 88 Jordanite..approaches closely sartorite in its planes and angles. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). Jordaniten.2adj. A. n.2 A member of an Afro-Guyanese religious group which follows the doctrines of Nathaniel Jordan.The origins of the Jordanite faith are traced to Joseph MacLaren, a Grenadian Anglican who visited Guyana in 1895, where the Church of West Evangelist Millennium Pilgrims was founded. Nathaniel Jordan joined this church in 1917 and became a prominent preacher. The Jordanite belief system combines elements of Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, and Guyanese folk traditions and practices. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > other sects and movements > Jordanite > [noun] Jordanite1928 1928 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 Oct. 15/5 The ‘Bishop’ of the religious sect called Jordanites, on whose shoulders the mantle of the late Elder Jordon [sic] fell. 1958 J. Carew Black Midas iv. 60 Processions of torch bearing Jordanites passed by the house. 2004 G. Nichols in Caribbean Q. Mar. 92 Jordanites, Dark as their robes were white. B. adj. Of or relating to Jordanites; designating a member of this group. ΚΠ 1928 Daily Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 4 Oct. 15/5 (headline) B. G. [sc. British Guiana] Jordanite bishop fined two dollars. 1965 ‘Lauchmonen’ Old Thom's Harvest ix. 113 Brother Polo..was done up in flowing white cotton gown like the Jordanite sect wear. 2001 K. Gibson Comfa Relig. & Creole Lang. in Caribbean Community 56 There are many similarities between the Faithist and Jordanite faiths. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2021; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.11868n.2adj.1928 |
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