| 单词 | skeleton army |
| 释义 | > as lemmasskeleton army skeleton army n. Historical a group of people attempting to disrupt the activities of the Salvation Army or Church Army. ΘΚΠ society > faith > sect > Christianity > Protestantism > salvationism > [noun] > person > collective > group disrupting activities of skeleton army1881 1881 War Cry Christmas No. 6/2 The chief officers of ‘The Skeleton Army’, raised to oppose us at Exeter, were converted. 1888 C. M. Yonge Beechcroft at Rockstone I. iii. 64 The Salvation Army was marching that way, and..yells and cat-calls behind showed that the Skeleton Army was on its way to meet them. 1920 H. Begbie Life W. Booth I. xxix. 482 ‘Skeleton Armies’..set themselves up to break up the processions of the Salvation Army. 1950 R. Sandall Hist. Salvation Army xxxiii. 196 These skeleton armies carried flags usually bearing a skull and crossbones device. 1980 F. K. Prochaska Women & Philanthropy vi. 193 A ‘Skeleton Army’ of rowdies often shadowed volunteers of the Church Army and..pelted them. < as lemmas |
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