单词 | nudist colony |
释义 | > as lemmasnudist colony 5. A group of people living temporarily or permanently in one place (often away from the rest of the community) in order to pursue a particular lifestyle or pursuit, live under a particular political or religious system, etc.; the place where such a community is established. Frequently with modifying word, as in artists' colony, nudist colony, etc.In early use chiefly with reference to religious communities. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabitant > type of inhabitant generally > [noun] > distinct group within population > separate from rest of community colony1656 society > society and the community > social relations > lack of social communication or relations > separation or isolation > [noun] > one who is separated or isolated > stranger or outsider > collective or group unthede?c1225 unledec1275 those (that are) without1525 colony1656 alienated1818 out-group1906 1656 Most Excellent & Rare Disc. Way to Kingdome 96 Those large Colonies of Monks, whose hypocrisie and craft is as open to all, as the holiness and simplicity of their Authours. 1743 Life St. Patrick 33 Pursuing his studies..among a Colony of Hermits and Monks, in some Islands of the Tuscan Sea. 1847 Hogg's Weekly Instructor 5 285 A thriving colony of Moravian brethren..who live in the communitarian style, and labour together for their common benefit. 1889 E. Dowson Let. 5 Mar. (1967) 46 A colony à la Thoreau, of ‘Hobby Horse’ people and a few elect outsiders each with a ‘belovèd’..where there will be leisure only for art and unrestrained sexual intercourse. 1929 M. Parmelee Nudity in Mod. Life xv. 231 While gymnosophists are not necessarily socialists or communists, these colonies furnish excellent opportunities for experiments along communistic lines. 1935 C. Odets Waiting for Lefty in Six Plays (1939) 30 What's the boss class tryin' to do—make a nudist colony outa us? 1969 Guardian 14 Aug. 9/2 The growth of colony holidays for children. 2000 H. Topliss Earth, Fire, Water, Air Introd. 1 At Moly, which had been established as an artists' colony in 1927 by the French cubist painter Albert Gleizes and his wife, she took up her life's work. 2019 New Yorker 21 Jan. 35/2 The family moved to Roosevelt Island, as part of a social experiment to establish an economically diverse colony on ‘Welfare Island.’ < as lemmas |
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