Modimon.int.

Brit.

/məˈdiːməʊ/, U.S.

/məˈdimoʊ/, South African English

/məˈdiːmɒ/,

/mɒˈdiːmɒ/

Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Northern Sotho modimo; Tswana modimo.

Etymology: < Northern Sotho modimo and its cognate Tswana modimo, cognate with Southern Sotho molimo (see Molimo n.¹). Compare Morimo n. For discussion of alternative spellings of this word see Molimo n.¹The Venda form Modzimo occurs earlier:1905 E. Gottschling in Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 35 378 The Bawenda have their nameless Modzimo (God), which is nothing else but the totality of the good souls of their ancestors.

South African.

Among the Sotho speakers of eastern and southern Africa: the supreme being; the Christian God; (in form modimo) a god, an ancestral spirit; (also) used as a form of address in prayer. Also as int. Cf. Mlimo n., Molimo n.¹, Morimo n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun]

the Most HigheOE

highesteOE

alwaldendOE

drightinOE

godOE

King of kingsOE

heavenOE

lordOE

sky?1518

gossea1556

beingc1600

deity1647

Master of the Universe1765

Morimo1824

Molimo1861

Gawd1877

big guy1925

Modimo1958

1887 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 16 80 The Sechuana word for God may be written Modimo, Morimo or Molimo.]

1958 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 88 4 The Christian conception of God..has almost completely displaced that of the old supreme deity Modimo, whose very name it has usurped.

1974 M. Mutloatse in S. Gray On Edge of World 111 Ntate Moruti was praying unnoticed: ‘Modimo, forgive them.’

1987 M. Melamu Children of Twilight 25 ‘Modimo’. These children of today. Their hearts are as hard as stones.

1988 Pace May 22 We know that our ancestors, whom we call ‘badimo’ are mediators between us and our God, whom we call ‘Modimo’.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	modimo
释义	Modimon.int. Brit. /məˈdiːməʊ/, U.S. /məˈdimoʊ/, South African English /məˈdiːmɒ/, /mɒˈdiːmɒ/ Origin: Of multiple origins. Partly a borrowing from Northern Sotho. Partly a borrowing from Tswana. Etymons: Northern Sotho modimo; Tswana modimo. Etymology: < Northern Sotho modimo and its cognate Tswana modimo, cognate with Southern Sotho molimo (see Molimo n.¹). Compare Morimo n. For discussion of alternative spellings of this word see Molimo n.¹The Venda form Modzimo occurs earlier:1905 E. Gottschling in Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 35 378 The Bawenda have their nameless Modzimo (God), which is nothing else but the totality of the good souls of their ancestors. South African. Among the Sotho speakers of eastern and southern Africa: the supreme being; the Christian God; (in form modimo) a god, an ancestral spirit; (also) used as a form of address in prayer. Also as int. Cf. Mlimo n., Molimo n.¹, Morimo n. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] the Most HigheOE highesteOE alwaldendOE drightinOE godOE King of kingsOE heavenOE lordOE sky?1518 gossea1556 beingc1600 deity1647 Master of the Universe1765 Morimo1824 Molimo1861 Gawd1877 big guy1925 Modimo1958 1887 Jrnl. Anthropol. Inst. 16 80 The Sechuana word for God may be written Modimo, Morimo or Molimo.] 1958 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 88 4 The Christian conception of God..has almost completely displaced that of the old supreme deity Modimo, whose very name it has usurped. 1974 M. Mutloatse in S. Gray On Edge of World 111 Ntate Moruti was praying unnoticed: ‘Modimo, forgive them.’ 1987 M. Melamu Children of Twilight 25 ‘Modimo’. These children of today. Their hearts are as hard as stones. 1988 Pace May 22 We know that our ancestors, whom we call ‘badimo’ are mediators between us and our God, whom we call ‘Modimo’. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.int.1958
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