单词 | rotarianism |
释义 | Rotarianismn. Originally U.S. The principles or practice of the Rotary organization; the way of life held to be characteristic of Rotarians. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > an association, society, or organization > specific societies or organizations > [noun] > Rotary or Round Table > system of Rotarianism1911 1911 P. P. Harris in National Rotarian Jan. 3/2 If Rotarianism cannot stand the test of trial before a jury comprised of the entire American people, then it lacks rationality and should be changed. 1922 Nation (N.Y.) 19 Apr. p. v (advt.) Do you know your state? How it stands in intelligence, rotarianism, bootlegging, evangelism, crime? 1931 Amer. Mercury Jan. 126/1 The current effort to reconcile science and religion..can only result in reducing religion to the shabby level of Rotarianism. 1942 L. V. Berrey & M. Van den Bark Amer. Thes. Slang §231/1 Rotarianism, middle-class propriety. 1984 H. Felperin Beyond Deconstruction iii. 78 In combination with the corporate structure—call it the rotarianism—of American academic life. 1999 Christian Sci. Monitor (Nexis) 20 July 2 (heading) Hemingway's birthplace—a mecca of Midwestern Rotarianism—celebrates the author's centennial in revolutionary style. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1911 |
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