单词 | quickener |
释义 | quickenern. A person who or thing which quickens (in various senses of the verb). ΘΚΠ the world > life > source or principle of life > giving of life > [noun] > one who or that which living breada1425 quickenera1500 vivificatora1555 life-giver1569 vivification1631 informer1662 vivifier1860 vitalizer1882 the mind > will > motivation > [noun] > incitement or instigation > inspiring > one who or that which inspirerc1450 quickenera1500 animator1565 breathera1586 animater1597 inspirator1624 inspirationalist1895 the mind > emotion > aspects of emotion > quality of affecting the emotions > [noun] > that which causes emotion > one who or that which stirs the emotions waker1390 stingc1412 wakener1513 awaker1611 impressor1631 quickener1819 button pusher1990 a1500 (?c1425) Speculum Sacerdotale (1936) 70 This quykener..caste oute alle the vii deuelys at ones and..delyuerde hure fro alle. 1513 G. Douglas in tr. Virgil Æneid xii. Prol. 254 Welcum quyknar of florist flowris schene. 1581 R. Mulcaster Positions vi. 41 The soule,..the quickner of the body. 1612 J. Brinsley Ludus Lit. v. 48 Which worke of continuall examination, is a notable quickner and nourisher of all good learning. 1653 H. More Antidote against Atheisme ii. xii. 99 Notable whetters and quickners of the Spirit of life. 1740 Case Mr. Whitefield & Dr. Stebbing 35 The Spirit was the great Enlightener, Quickener, and Sanctifier of all. 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 425 Re-edifiers of fallen temples, and quickeners of dead laurels. 1819 W. Irving Sketch Bk. v. 349 These tokens of regard, and quickeners of kind feelings. 1879 M. D. Conway Demonol. I. i. ii. 9 Baal..represents the Sun in his glory as quickener of Nature. 1913 H. James Let. 9 Dec. in H. James & E. Wharton Lett. (1990) vi. 271 There are moments when I myself feel it quite a quickener to think of a friendly week..there. 1995 Guardian (Nexis) 13 Oct. 17 It was as..a quickener of conversation..that he will be most missed. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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