单词 | purifying |
释义 | purifyingn. The action of purify v.; cleansing, purification; an instance of this. ΚΠ c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) 2 Macc. ii. 16 So we to doynge purifyyng, han write to ȝou; therfore ȝe shuln do wel, ȝif ȝe shuln do these days. c1384 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xxi. 26 The fulfilling of dayes of purifiyng [L. dierum purificationis]. a1500 (?a1390) J. Mirk Festial (Gough) (1905) 57 (MED) Candylmasse-day..holy chyrche maketh gret melody..yn our lady puryfiyng, in Symones metyng, and yn candels offryng. 1526 Bible (Tyndale) John iii. f. cxxijv There a rose a question bitwene Ihons disciples and the iewes a bout purifiynge. a1586 Sir P. Sidney Apol. Poetrie (1595) sig. C4v This purifiing of wit,..which..we call learning. 1642 J. Milton Apol. Smectymnuus 50 Those ceremonies, those purifyings and offrings at the Altar. 1713 H. Prideaux Direct. Church-wardens (ed. 3) 102 Without a long purifying in the Furnace of Affliction. 1756 J. Woolman Jrnl. (1971) i. 31 From an inward purifying, and steadfast abiding under it, springs a lively operative desire for the good of others. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 25 Charcoal intended for purifying. 1834 Encycl. Brit. X. 352/1 The last step of the purifying process to which coal-gas is submitted. 1889 Daily News 11 Dec. 3/1 About 150 men were at work in one of the purifying sheds. 1931 G. W. Russell Vale & Other Poems 8 Thither might I come After the purifying. 1989 A. C. Davies Sci. & Pract. Welding (ed. 9) I. ii. 69 Alternate layers of pig iron (broken up into pieces) and scrap and coke together with small quantities of limestone as flux (for purifying and deslagging) are added. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). purifyingadj. That purifies (in various senses of the verb); that cleanses. ΚΠ 1595 G. Chapman Ouids Banquet of Sence sig. B3 He the purifying rapture sings Of his eares sence. 1600 Abp. G. Abbot Expos. Prophet Ionah viii. 169 If the heart were iustified with a purifying faith, then their vowes and sacrifices, were acceptable and pleasing to the Lord. 1661 Princess Cloria iv. 364 His all-seeing and purifying eyes cannot behold blemishes of any nature to be admitted to his presence. 1661 T. Gouge Christian Direct. xxii. 112 A purifying disposition..detests sin..and strives against it. 1745 E. Haywood Female Spectator IV. xix. 34 The restoring Comfrey, the purifying Cresses and Trefoil, and the Health-giving Sage, merit some Care. 1801 R. Southey Thalaba II. xii. 324 The sight Of Heaven shall kindle in the penitent The strong and purifying fire of hope. 1834 Encycl. Brit. X. 352/1 Fresh portions of the purifying material are supplied. 1919 Outing Mar. 318/2 Fresh from his bath, with that healthy and purifying smell of tar soap. 1995 Harper's Mag. Mar. 31 Here at last was the purifying wind from the South. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1384adj.1595 |
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