单词 | quasi-religion |
释义 | > as lemmasquasi-religion quasi-religion n. Brit. /ˌkweɪzʌɪrᵻˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/ , /ˌkwɑːzɪrᵻˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/ , /ˌkwɒzɪrᵻˈlɪdʒ(ə)n/ , U.S. /ˌkweɪˌzaɪrəˈlɪdʒən/ , /ˌkweɪˌzaɪriˈlɪdʒən/ , /ˌkwɑzirəˈlɪdʒən/ , /ˌkwɑziriˈlɪdʒən/ ΚΠ 1854 R. W. Morgan Christianity & Mod. Infidelity 405 Infidelity, in its self-complacency, sits down in a closet, imagining it the easiest thing to devise a quasi-religion, which can face the rough attritions and unceremonious probations of the world. 1909 F. Galton in C. W. Saleeby Parenthood & Race Culture ii. xii. 221 When a public opinion in favor of Eugenics..has been accepted by them as a quasireligion, the result will be manifested in sundry and very effective modes of action which are as yet untried and many of them even unforeseen? 1994 Church Times 4 Nov. 12/1 He prefers to describe humanism, Marxism and nationalism as quasi-religions. < as lemmas |
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