单词 | philobiblical |
释义 | † philobiblicaladj.1 Obsolete. rare. Devoted to the study of the Bible. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Bible, Scripture > [adjective] > studying scriptured1529 philobiblical1705 Bible-reading1849 1705 A. W. Boehm tr. A. H. Francke Pietas Hallensis 37 Even among the Professors themselves, Some openly encourage the Same, and honour now and then with their Presence this Philobiblical Society. a1833 J. Townley Illustr. Biblical Lit. (1856) 500 The term..was..applied in derision, first to the members of the Philobiblical College, then to..those who attended the Biblical exercises. 1880 Encycl. Brit. XI. 475/1 [Hermann von der Hardt] had founded at Leipsic a philobiblical society, with the object of determining the sacred text. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online December 2020). † philobiblicaladj.2 Obsolete. rare. Devoted to literature; = philobiblian adj. ΘΚΠ society > communication > book > bibliophily or bibliomania > [adjective] philobiblian1755 bibliomaniacal1822 bibliomaniac1834 bibliophilous1882 philobiblic1885 philobiblical1896 1896 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Mar. 253 The philobiblical physician has always his favourite prescription. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2020). < adj.11705adj.21896 |
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