pisticadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈpɪstɪk/, U.S.

/ˈpɪstɪk/

Forms: 1600s pistich, 1600s pistick, 1600s 1800s– pistic.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pisticus.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin pisticus, adjective designating nard (Vetus Latina, Vulgate) < Hellenistic Greek πιστικός (New Testament), perhaps ‘genuine, pure’, a sense of πιστικός faithful < ancient Greek πίστις faith (see pisteology n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier piste n.¹

A. adj.

1. pistic nard n. (formerly also †nard pistic) [ < Hellenistic Greek νάρδος πιστική in Mark 14:3 and John 12:3] = spikenard n. 1. Now rare (chiefly in passages discussing the biblical use).

ΚΠ

1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian x. 176 They brought a present did such odours yeeld, As sweetly soone perfumed all the field, With Aloës, Amomum, Cassia, Canella, Stacte, Nardus Pistica, Mirrh, Ambergris, [etc.].]

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. vii. 351 Nor must that perhaps be taken for a simple unguent,..but rather a composition, as Marke and John imply by pistick Nard, that is faithfully dispensed.

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. Sect. xiii She came..with a box of Nard Pistick, salutary and precious.

1655 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans (ed. 2) ii Why is this rich, this pistic nard Spilt, and the box quite broke and marr'd?

1688 J. Milner Coll. Church-hist. Palestine ii. 45 As to Nard Pistich, S. August. thought that it was so called from the place whence it was brought.

1881 Bible (R.V.) Mark xiv. 3 Ointment of spikenard. [margin] Gr. pistic nard, pistic being perhaps a local name. Others take it to mean genuine; others, liquid.

1931 C. E. Raven Jesus & Gospel of Love 201 Details like the gestures of Jesus or the vase of pistic nard; allusions like that to Mary and Martha of Bethany or to Cephas [etc.].

2. Chiefly Philosophy. Relating to faith or trust rather than to reason.

ΘΚΠ

society > faith > aspects of faith > [adjective] > unreasoning

pistic1923

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > accepting without question

mistrustless1586

unsuspicious1586

unmistrustful1587

unmistrusting1595

unsuspecting1595

unsuspicious1595

suspectless1605

implicit faith1610

distrustless1611

confidenta1616

suspicionlessc1650

undistrustful1654

unspeculative1660

unquestioning1697

unsuspectful1781

pin-faith1800

questionless1821

unspeculating1828

unsceptical1851

round-heeled1920

pistic1923

1923 C. K. Ogden & I. A. Richards Meaning of Meaning ii. 89 The purely verbal systems so characteristic of pistic speculation.

1950 Mod. Philol. 47 238/2 The didactic structure must always..involve..some pistic or argumentative element.

2002 Systems Res. & Behavioral Sci. (Nexis) 19 27 Imagine a big old spruce tree... The pistic modality can be illustrated in our different beliefs on how the tree has come into being.

B. n.

Theology. A person whose belief is based on faith.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > one who accepts on trust

pistic1897

1897 J. Millar tr. A. von Harnack Hist. Dogma III. i. 5 By removing Origen's distinction between those who knew and those who believed (Gnostics and Pistics).

1965 tr. St. Basil in R. McL. Wilson New Test. Apocr. II. xi. 77 The apostolic secret tradition..is accessible not merely to the small circle of a spiritual élite, the ‘hylic’ and ‘psychic’ or ‘pistic’ being excluded on principle, [etc.].

1994 A. Dulles Assurance of Things hoped For (1997) ii. 23 Initially, as a ‘pistic’, the Christian believes in the name of Christ.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pistic
释义	pisticadj.n. Brit. /ˈpɪstɪk/, U.S. /ˈpɪstɪk/ Forms: 1600s pistich, 1600s pistick, 1600s 1800s– pistic. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymon: Latin pisticus. Etymology: < post-classical Latin pisticus, adjective designating nard (Vetus Latina, Vulgate) < Hellenistic Greek πιστικός (New Testament), perhaps ‘genuine, pure’, a sense of πιστικός faithful < ancient Greek πίστις faith (see pisteology n.) + -ικός -ic suffix. Compare earlier piste n.¹ A. adj. 1. pistic nard n. (formerly also †nard pistic) [ < Hellenistic Greek νάρδος πιστική in Mark 14:3 and John 12:3] = spikenard n. 1. Now rare (chiefly in passages discussing the biblical use). ΚΠ 1631 W. Lisle Faire Æthiopian x. 176 They brought a present did such odours yeeld, As sweetly soone perfumed all the field, With Aloës, Amomum, Cassia, Canella, Stacte, Nardus Pistica, Mirrh, Ambergris, [etc.].] 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica vii. vii. 351 Nor must that perhaps be taken for a simple unguent,..but rather a composition, as Marke and John imply by pistick Nard, that is faithfully dispensed. View more context for this quotation 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar iii. Sect. xiii She came..with a box of Nard Pistick, salutary and precious. 1655 H. Vaughan Silex Scintillans (ed. 2) ii Why is this rich, this pistic nard Spilt, and the box quite broke and marr'd? 1688 J. Milner Coll. Church-hist. Palestine ii. 45 As to Nard Pistich, S. August. thought that it was so called from the place whence it was brought. 1881 Bible (R.V.) Mark xiv. 3 Ointment of spikenard. [margin] Gr. pistic nard, pistic being perhaps a local name. Others take it to mean genuine; others, liquid. 1931 C. E. Raven Jesus & Gospel of Love 201 Details like the gestures of Jesus or the vase of pistic nard; allusions like that to Mary and Martha of Bethany or to Cephas [etc.]. 2. Chiefly Philosophy. Relating to faith or trust rather than to reason. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > [adjective] > unreasoning pistic1923 the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [adjective] > accepting without question mistrustless1586 unsuspicious1586 unmistrustful1587 unmistrusting1595 unsuspecting1595 unsuspicious1595 suspectless1605 implicit faith1610 distrustless1611 confidenta1616 suspicionlessc1650 undistrustful1654 unspeculative1660 unquestioning1697 unsuspectful1781 pin-faith1800 questionless1821 unspeculating1828 unsceptical1851 round-heeled1920 pistic1923 1923 C. K. Ogden & I. A. Richards Meaning of Meaning ii. 89 The purely verbal systems so characteristic of pistic speculation. 1950 Mod. Philol. 47 238/2 The didactic structure must always..involve..some pistic or argumentative element. 2002 Systems Res. & Behavioral Sci. (Nexis) 19 27 Imagine a big old spruce tree... The pistic modality can be illustrated in our different beliefs on how the tree has come into being. B. n. Theology. A person whose belief is based on faith. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > belief > belief, trust, confidence > act of convincing, conviction > [noun] > one who accepts on trust pistic1897 1897 J. Millar tr. A. von Harnack Hist. Dogma III. i. 5 By removing Origen's distinction between those who knew and those who believed (Gnostics and Pistics). 1965 tr. St. Basil in R. McL. Wilson New Test. Apocr. II. xi. 77 The apostolic secret tradition..is accessible not merely to the small circle of a spiritual élite, the ‘hylic’ and ‘psychic’ or ‘pistic’ being excluded on principle, [etc.]. 1994 A. Dulles Assurance of Things hoped For (1997) ii. 23 Initially, as a ‘pistic’, the Christian believes in the name of Christ. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.n.1646
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