| 单词 | prayer day |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprayer day prayer day n. (a) a day of prayer, esp. for a specific intention; (b) British a day in Parliament on which prayers are heard (see sense 5b). ΘΚΠ society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > deliberative, legislative, or administrative assembly > governing or legislative body of a nation or community > procedure of parliament or national assembly > [noun] > petition to Crown for annulment of order > day set for prayer day1671 1671 J. Ogilby tr. O. Dapper et al. Atlas Chinensis 152 And that the Almighty might prosper them in their Undertakings, a Fast and Prayer-day was order'd to be kept in all the Fleet the twenty eighth of that Month. 1767 J. Woodforde Diary 25 Oct. (1981) I. 67 This day did not use to be a Prayer day on common days for years back at C. Cary, that is not since George the 2nd. 1805 T. Rumney Diary 5 Dec. in A. W. Rumney From Old South-sea House (1914) xx. 316 A Prayer Day or Thanksgiving on account of Lord Nelson's Victory. 1952 Ann. Reg. 1951 17 A motion..to cut off alcoholic refreshment after 10 p.m. on ‘prayer days’. 1972 Mod. Law Rev. 35 292 It [sc. the Procedure Committee] recommends that..three Fridays in every session should be set aside as ‘prayer days’ for private Members. 1998 I. Reader & G. J. Tanabe Practically Relig. vi. 212 We commented on many of these events—such as hatsumōde..as well as ennichi, which are both special prayer days and public markets. < as lemmas |
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