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单词 santon
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santonn.

/ˈsantɒn/
Forms: Also 1500s–1600s santone, 1600s zanton, sancton, santoon.
Etymology: < French santon (in the 16th cent. also sainton , santoron , sanctoron santon, hypocrite), or its source Spanish santon santon, also hypocrite, < santo saint adj. and n. Compare Portuguese santão.
1. A European designation for a kind of monk or hermit among the Muslims, a marabout; also, incorrectly † a yogi, Hindu ascetic.
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society > faith > church government > monasticism > monk > [noun] > Muslim
santon1599
marabout1600
santo1638
society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Hinduism > systems of philosophy > [noun] > yoga > adherent of
santon1599
yogi1613
yogist1860
yogi-man1894
yogini1898
1599 in R. Hakluyt Princ. Navigations (new ed.) II. i. 204 There go in this foreward 6 Santones with red turbants vpon their heads.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 220 The Santons or Turkish Priests.
1617 F. Moryson Itinerary i. 224 This Chappell is kept by a Turkish Zanton, that is a kinde of their Priests.
1660 F. Brooke tr. V. Le Blanc World Surveyed 125 These Santons, Joguies, or Indian Anchorites, lodge in the field, in hollow trees.
1786 S. Henley tr. W. Beckford Arabian Tale 107 Calenders, Santons, and Derviches.
1825 W. Scott Talisman vii, in Tales Crusaders IV. 150 A little old Turk, poorly dressed like a marabout or santon of the desert.
in combination.1873 C. G. Leland Egyptian Sketch-bk. 43 The wretchedest mosques and most beggarly Santon-tombs.
2. The chapel or shrine of a santon. [So French santon . Compare marabout n. 2]
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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > shrine > [noun] > of saint > Muslim
pir1698
durgah1793
santon1835
weli1838
marabout1859
1835 tr. A. de Lamartine Pilgrimage Holy Land II. 241 For the purpose of supporting..the roof of a santon.
3. Chiefly in Provence: a figurine adorning a representation of the manger in which Christ was laid.
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society > faith > artefacts > symbol (general) > Christian symbols or images > [noun] > representing the manger > figurine adorning
santon1926
1926 E. I. Robson Wayfarer in Provence xviii. 226 The little home-made crèches, the simple figures known as the Santons,..the pastoral ceremonies..at the famous midnight mass of Les Baux, are all witnesses to the way in which the Nativity story went home to the hearts of the Provençals.
1952 Spectator 10 Oct. 478/1 The pretty santons, the traditional clay figures of the Holy Family and the ancient trades of Provence.
1963 G. K. Wilkinson Guinea-pigs xii. 189 Christmas will soon be on us and I hope that you will arrange the Holy Crêche and the Santons in the church.
1976 N. Roberts Face of France iii. 40 These days santons, the little pottery crib figures introducing characters from daily life..into the Nativity scene, are known far beyond their native Provence.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1909; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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