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单词 mechitarist
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Mechitaristn.adj.

Brit. /ˈmɛkɪtɑːrɪst/, U.S. /ˈmɛkəˌtɑrəst/
Forms: 1800s Mekhitaristes (plural), 1800s– Mechitarist, 1800s– Mekhitarist, 1900s– Mkhit'arist.
Origin: Either (i) a borrowing from Italian. Or (ii) a borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Italian Mechitarista; Latin Mechitarista.
Etymology: < Italian Mechitarista (18th cent.) or its probable etymon post-classical Latin Mechitarista (18th cent.) < the name of Mechitar (Armenian Məxitar Comforter), pseudonym of Manuk (1676–1749), Turkish-born Armenian priest, who founded the religious congregation + -ista -ist suffix. Compare earlier Mechitaristican adj.In plural form Mekhitaristes in quot. 1834 at sense A. probably after Mechitaristes, plural of post-classical Latin Mechitarista.
A. n.
A member of a congregation of Uniate Armenian monks devoted especially to the study and publication of texts in Armenian, founded by Mechitar in 1701.Mechitar's original congregation was based in Constantinople, but moved to the island of San Lazzaro, south of Venice, in 1717. In 1773 a group of Mechitarists seceded, settling in Trieste and moving in 1810 to Vienna.
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Mechitarist1834
1834 Penny Cycl. II. 364/1 They..call themselves Mekhitaristes.
1842 Dublin Rev. May 363 The most superficial sight-seer will hardly leave Venice without at least a passing call at the monastery of the Mechitarists.
1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1457/1 The Mekhitarists form one of the noblest congregations of the Roman-Catholic Church.
1957 F. L. Cross Oxf. Dict. Christian Church 881/1 The Mechitarists..use the Armenian liturgy.
1964 J. Etmekjian French Infl. W. Armenian Renaissance 74 The greatest contribution of the Mkhit'arists lies in the purification of the classical language... The modern Armenian theatre was born in Mkhit'arist schools.
1989 Encycl. Brit. VII. 996/2 The Viennese Mechitarists are active missionaries.
B. adj.
Of or belonging to the Mechitarists.
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Mechitaristican1825
Mechitarist1874
1874 Supernatural Relig. II. ii. ix. 184 In the Mechitarist library at Venice.
1884 W. E. Addis & T. Arnold Catholic Dict. 617/1 The books..which are printed in the Mechitarist presses of Vienna and Venice are carried far beyond Persia.
1924 C. R. Cammell (title) For the centenary of the death of Lord Byron. Verses addressed to the Fathers of the Armenian Mekhitarist Convent at the Isle of S. Lazzaro.
1957 Encycl. Brit. II. 379/1 Early in the 18th century the Armenian Mekhitarist fathers had..revived the Armenian and Graeco-Roman classics.
1998 A. Dalby Dict. Langs. 37/1 The Armenian Mekhitarist monastery on the Venetian island of San Lazaro has printed Armenian literature and religious texts since its foundation by Mekhitar in 1717—but Armenians had settled in Venice ever since the 13th century.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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