单词 | remissible |
释义 | remissibleadj. That may be remitted; capable or admitting of remission; esp. (of sin), able to be pardoned, forgivable. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [adjective] > deserving remissible1538 remissablec1540 absolvable1865 1538 Bp. J. Longland Serm. Good Frydaye sig. f iv The synnes of Tyro and Sydon shalbe at that day of Iudgement more remissyble, more easely punyshed and not soo dampnably, as your synnes shall be. 1577 W. Fulke Answer True Christian 90 in Two Treat. against Papistes Thou wouldest vouche safe to pardon, and to make it remissible. a1594 R. Greenham Wks. (1599) 70 If you turne to the Lord..your sin is remissible. 1661 O. Felltham Resolves (rev. ed.) 195 Some sins..they allow..to be such as deserve Punishment, although..remissible. 1703 W. Burkitt Expos. Notes New Test. Heb. ix. 22 Though Man had Repented,..yet his Sin could not have been remitted, had not this Blood made it Remissible. 1736 T. Bowyer True Acct. Lord's Supper iv. 84 It has been believed also, that Sins after Baptism are remissible. a1771 J. Gill Compl. Body Doctrinal & Pract. Divinity (1796) I. 495 All the sins of God's people are remissible, and are actually remitted. 1838 Times 2 July 4/1 That ignorant men..should look with careless regards on the obligation of an oath remissible by their priest, can be matter of no surprise. 1852 Christian Examiner & Relig. Misc. Jan. 32 If..they do sin, then are their sins remissible and remitted. 1871 E. Poste in tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis iii. Comm. 368 An obligation remissible by the private individual whose primary rights are violated. 1924 E. H. Sutherland Criminology xvi. 378 The fine is the most easily and thoroughly remissible of any of the penalties. 1938 J. T. McNeill & H. M. Gamer Medieval Handbks. of Penance 18 These sins..came to be regarded as remissible by the Church. 1997 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 22 Apr. 16 To support companies that invest in education and training and to encourage others to do so, we will introduce a 2% remissible levy on company payrolls. DerivativesΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > sacrament > confession > absolution > [noun] > state or condition of being remissible remissibleness1626 remissibility1651 1626 W. Gouge Guide to goe to God 151 (heading) Of the remissiblenesse of sinne. 1660 O. Sedgwick (title) The anatomy of secret sins..together with the remissibleness of all sin. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1538 |
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