| 单词 | marriage supper |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmarriage supper marriage supper n. a supper served to celebrate a wedding; frequently in extended use (spec. in marriage supper of the Lamb) with reference to the mystical bond between Christ and the Church (regarded as the ‘Bride of Christ’). ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > marriage or wedlock > wedding or nuptials > wedding festivities > [noun] > feast > supper marriage supper1565 wedding-supper1695 1565 T. Cooper Thes. Linguae Romanae & Britannicae sig. MMmm6/2 Nuptialis coena. Plaut. A marriage supper. 1611 Bible (King James) Rev. xix. 9 Blessed are they which are called vnto the marriage supper of the Lambe. View more context for this quotation 1838 W. Tennant Anster Fair (new ed.) vi. 28 But now, in Maggie's tapestry-deck'd hall, Serv'd is the sumptuous marriage-supper up. 1967 ELH 34 179 For the spiritual progeny borne by the invisible church to Christ, the marriage supper of the Lamb is the supreme event. 2006 S. A. Lindsay Psychotic Entelechy ii. 28 Koresh's followers..awaited the marriage supper of the Lamb. < as lemmas |
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