单词 | reascendant |
释义 | reascendantadj. That is ascendant again; that has returned to prominence or power. ΘΚΠ society > authority > power > influence > [adjective] > of paramount influence > again reascendant1833 1833 Christian Examiner & Church of Ireland Mag. Feb. 80 If in Ireland Protestantism is overthrown—if Popery be reascendant, [etc.]. 1868 H. H. Milman Ann. St. Paul's Cathedral 237 St. Paul's witnessed the triumph of reascendant Roman Catholicism. 1955 Abilene (Texas) Reporter-News 27 Nov. 7 b/1 Optimism is reascendent—so much so that the Federal Reserve Board has decided that restraint is in order. 1993 Coloradoan (Fort Collins) 26 Dec. a6/1 Germany discovered fascists reascendant. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1833 |
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