单词 | mock-god |
释义 | † mock-Godn. Obsolete. A person who mocks, derides, or defies God.Very common in the 17th cent. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > belittler of mock-God1601 theomicrist1834 1601 A. Dent Plaine Mans Path-way to Heauen 144 Now the earth is full of ranke Atheists, and mock-gods: which scoffe at the Gospell. 1612 W. Sclater Ministers Portion 49 A pretty mocke-God answere it will bee,..to tell him [sc. God]: for matter of tithing, thou hadst a custome to the contrary. 1677 W. Hughes Man of Sin i. x. 45 This Impudent Mock-God dares to make Laws to bind the Conscience immediately, where God Almighty hath left it free. Derivatives mock-God-like adj. rare ΚΠ 1618 S. Ward Iethro's Iustice of Peace 41 What shall I say to such mock-god-like Esau's? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1601 |
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