monstre sacrén.

Brit.

/ˌmɒnstrə ˈsakreɪ/, U.S.

/ˌmɑnstrə ˌsæˈkreɪ/

Inflections: Plural monstres sacrés.

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French monstre sacré.

Etymology: < French monstre sacré, lit. ‘sacred monster’ (1922 in sense ‘someone of great renown’, 1938 denoting a comedian of exceptional personality and fame) < monstre monster n. + sacré sacred adj.Not fully naturalized in English. In plural form monstres sacrés after the French plural form.

A striking or eccentric public figure; a person of controversial renown, esp. in the world of entertainment.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > state of being well-known > [noun] > well-known person or thing

notorietyc1650

household name1804

known1822

monstre sacré1959

1959 Manch. Guardian 17 July 4/3 Unlike Mlle Sagan she seems vulnerable, and capable of development, not a born ‘monstre sacré’.

1965 Listener 10 June 870/1 We must forgive Mailer because he is both exceptional and typical—the paradigm who is also a monstre sacré.

1975 Times 30 Oct. 8/5 Half saint, half satyr, wholly monstre sacré, the face [of Bertrand Russell] looks out upon us from the photographs.

1990 Illustr. London News Christmas No. 93/3 The ‘real’ Bernhardt was the one she consciously and actively created; the legend, the actress, the monstre sacré was the true person.

2000 Guardian 22 May 20/1 Long life, coupled with a virtuoso instinct for self-publicity, made her into an upper middle-class monstre sacré.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	monstre sacré
释义	monstre sacrén. Brit. /ˌmɒnstrə ˈsakreɪ/, U.S. /ˌmɑnstrə ˌsæˈkreɪ/ Inflections: Plural monstres sacrés. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French monstre sacré. Etymology: < French monstre sacré, lit. ‘sacred monster’ (1922 in sense ‘someone of great renown’, 1938 denoting a comedian of exceptional personality and fame) < monstre monster n. + sacré sacred adj.Not fully naturalized in English. In plural form monstres sacrés after the French plural form. A striking or eccentric public figure; a person of controversial renown, esp. in the world of entertainment. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > reputation > state of being well-known > [noun] > well-known person or thing notorietyc1650 household name1804 known1822 monstre sacré1959 1959 Manch. Guardian 17 July 4/3 Unlike Mlle Sagan she seems vulnerable, and capable of development, not a born ‘monstre sacré’. 1965 Listener 10 June 870/1 We must forgive Mailer because he is both exceptional and typical—the paradigm who is also a monstre sacré. 1975 Times 30 Oct. 8/5 Half saint, half satyr, wholly monstre sacré, the face [of Bertrand Russell] looks out upon us from the photographs. 1990 Illustr. London News Christmas No. 93/3 The ‘real’ Bernhardt was the one she consciously and actively created; the legend, the actress, the monstre sacré was the true person. 2000 Guardian 22 May 20/1 Long life, coupled with a virtuoso instinct for self-publicity, made her into an upper middle-class monstre sacré. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1959
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