单词 | obumbration |
释义 | † obumbrationn. Obsolete. 1. The action or an act of overshadowing; the condition of being overshadowed.Frequently with specific reference to the causative role played by the Holy Spirit in the Virgin Mary's conception of Christ, as described in Luke 1:35. Cf. obumber v., overshadow v. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > light > darkness or absence of light > intercepting or cutting off of light > [noun] > casting of a shadow > overshadowing overshadowingc1400 obumbration?1440 inumbration1603 adumbration1658 tr. Palladius De re Rustica (Duke Humfrey) (1896) ix. 18 (MED) The feruent ire of Phebus to declyne With obumbracioun. 1533 T. More Answere Poysened Bk. i. xix. f. lxxxviv Hys body was in the blessed virgyn hys mother, by the heuynly obumbracyon of the holy goste. 1647 M. Hudson Divine Right Govt. Introd. sig. C2v His production..supernaturall and Mysticall, by an incomprehensible Obumbration of the Holy Ghost. 1819 H. Busk Dessert 894 Partial eclipse..Brighter the dish from casual obumbration. 1846 G. S. Faber Lett. Tractarian Secession Popery v. 101 The Holy Thing, which should be born of her by the miraculous obumbration of the Holy ghost, should..be denominated The Son of God. 2. A foreshadowing; = adumbration n. 3. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > [noun] > an indication or sign > slight sparklec1380 odourc1384 smell?a1505 savour?1531 casta1556 obumbrationa1631 smite1640 subindication1655 smattering1764 whiff1872 breath1873 a1631 J. Donne Serm. (1957) III. 277 That delineation, that obumbration of God, which the creatures of God exhibit to us. a1670 J. Hacket Cent. Serm. (1675) 975 In the dark glass of typical Obumbrations. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.?1440 |
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