| 单词 | the veil |
| 释义 | > as lemmasthe veil b. the veil: the life of a nun.See also to take the veil at Phrases 1. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > monasticism > nun > [noun] > condition of being nunnerya1350 sisterheada1393 nunryc1450 sistership1535 sisterhood?1540 nunnishness1570 nunship1624 the veil1791 nunhooda1834 1791 A. Radcliffe Romance of Forest III. xxi. 271 The child was then placed in a convent and designed for the veil. 1812 H. F. Cary tr. Dante Paradiso iv. 95 And thou mightst after of Piccarda learn That Constance held affection to the veil. 1827 T. Hood Bianca's Dream 202 By twenty she had quite renounced the veil. 1831 W. Scott Castle Dangerous vii*, in Tales of my Landlord 4th Ser. IV. 202 One who..according to the laws of the Church, had a right to make a choice between the world and the veil. 1922 E. Power Medieval Eng. Nunneries i. 25 Much younger children were received as novices and prepared for the veil. 1999 World Lit. Today 73 346/1 Cecilia's ‘sisters’ at the convent either prepare for the veil..or are groomed by the nuns for arranged marriages. < as lemmas |
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