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单词 the sign of the steeple
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the sign of the steeple
b. Used by metonymy for church. In nonce-phrases: the sign of the steeple (referring to monastic hospitality); bigamy of steeples, plurality of church livings. Obsolete.
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society > faith > artefacts > sanctuary or holy place > church or place of worship > [noun]
churcheOE
God's houseOE
kirkc1175
temple1399
steeple1555
church building1605
steeple-house1644
shrine1645
Dominical1659
religion shop1811
1555 R. Eden in tr. Peter Martyr of Angleria Decades of Newe Worlde Pref. sig. biijv Sence the signe of the steeple the poore mans Inne was pulled downe in all places.
1641 R. Wild in Roxburghe Ballads (1888) VI. 456 Bigamy of Steeples is no laughing matter.
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