| 单词 | sin-eater |
| 释义 | > as lemmassin-eater sin-eater n. one hired to take upon himself the sins of a deceased person by means of food eaten beside the dead body; so sin-eating. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > atonement > [noun] > for another sin-eatinga1697 society > faith > aspects of faith > spirituality > sin > atonement > [noun] > for another > one who makes scapegoat1530 satisfactory1562 sin-eatera1697 a1697 J. Aubrey Remaines Gentilisme & Judaisme (1881) 35 A Loafe of bread was brought out, and delivered to the Sinne-eater over the corps. 1832 W. Hone Year Bk. 19 July 858 An usage called sin-eating undoubtedly arose in catholic times. 1860 Murray's Handbk. S. Wales Introd. 26 The superstition of the Sin-Eater is said to linger even now in the secluded vale of Cwm Amman. < as lemmas |
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