单词 | soul politic |
释义 | > as lemmassoul politic soul politic n. the moral, spiritual, or cultural part of a nation or society; chiefly contrasted with body politic n. ΚΠ 1698 R. South 12 Serm. III. 591 In every Government..the Activity and Bravery of the Prince, is the Soul Politick which animates, and upholds all. 1829 T. Carlyle in Edinb. Rev. June 448 Thus is the Body-politic more than ever worshipped and tendered: But the Soul-politic less than ever. 1915 Textile Worker Feb. 12/1 Your body politic is a mere frame of government,..but the soul politic is constituted of the traditions and the ideals of your citizenship. 1997 P. Cohen in R. Frankenburg Displacing Whiteness 268 Ley lines..linking up centers of sacred power into a unified body/soul politic of Arthurian legend. < as lemmas |
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