英语词汇“say-grace”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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say-grace

† say-grace n. depreciative Obsolete a clergyman who is outwardly pious (e.g. in saying grace) but in fact insincere or venal.Originally in the name of, and subsequently with reference or allusion to, the character of Mr. Saygrace, a chaplain, in Congreve's Double Dealer (see quot. 1694); cf. spin-text n.

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society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [noun] > before or after meal > one who uses

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1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer v. i. 71 But first I must instruct my little Levite, there is no Plot, publick or private, that can expect to prosper without one of 'em have a finger in't, he promised me to be within at this hour,—Mr. Saygrace, Mr. Saygrace.

1699 J. Oldmixon Refl. Stage iii. 119 The Testimonys, the Smirks, the Spintexts, the Say-graces, &c. are of a quite different nature, and they are not in the least mismarkt.

1788 V. Knox Winter Evenings I. iii. ii. 243 The race of formal spintexts and solemn say-graces is nearly extinct.

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单词	say-grace
释义	> as lemmas say-grace † say-grace n. depreciative Obsolete a clergyman who is outwardly pious (e.g. in saying grace) but in fact insincere or venal.Originally in the name of, and subsequently with reference or allusion to, the character of Mr. Saygrace, a chaplain, in Congreve's Double Dealer (see quot. 1694); cf. spin-text n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > prayer > kinds of prayer > [noun] > before or after meal > one who uses say-grace1788 1694 W. Congreve Double-dealer v. i. 71 But first I must instruct my little Levite, there is no Plot, publick or private, that can expect to prosper without one of 'em have a finger in't, he promised me to be within at this hour,—Mr. Saygrace, Mr. Saygrace. 1699 J. Oldmixon Refl. Stage iii. 119 The Testimonys, the Smirks, the Spintexts, the Say-graces, &c. are of a quite different nature, and they are not in the least mismarkt. 1788 V. Knox Winter Evenings I. iii. ii. 243 The race of formal spintexts and solemn say-graces is nearly extinct. extracted from sayv.¹int. < as lemmas
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