| 单词 | to enter religion |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto enter (into, †in, †to) religion P2. to enter (into, †in, †to) religion: to become a monk or nun; to devote oneself to a religious life. Cf. sense 1. [Compare Anglo-Norman and Middle French entrer en religion (13th cent.; French entrer en réligion), Anglo-Norman entrer religion (14th cent. or earlier).] ΚΠ ?a1425 tr. Catherine of Siena Orcherd of Syon (Harl.) (1966) 284 (MED) He þat wil entre to religioun schulde not biholde to hem þat ben yuel. ?c1430 (c1400) Rule St. Francis (Corpus Cambr.) in F. D. Matthew Eng. Wks. Wyclif (1880) 40 Þe mynystris prouyncials, to whom only..be grauntid leue to resceyue freris..Ȝif..here wyues ben entrid in-to religion. a1439 J. Lydgate Fall of Princes (Bodl. 263) viii. l. 1469 (MED) Iulian..Entred religioun..Vnder a colour of fals ipocrisie. 1525 R. Whitford tr. Hugh of St. Victor Expos. i. in tr. St. Augustine Rule f. ix Suche persones as in the worlde whan they entred religyon had ony substaunce of worldly goodes. 1532 R. Whitford Pype or Tonne f. xxx Byfore he entre in religion he muste forsake all. a1631 J. Donne Iuuenilia (1633) sig. E1 The Allegoricall death of entring into Religion. 1712 Daily Exercise & Devotions for Young Ladies 238 Those religious persons..did for the most part enter religion with out losing their innocence. 1796 S. Pegge Anonymiana (1809) 388 Our great man was entered in Religion, as they called it. 1825 R. Southey in Q. Rev. 32 364 We must enter into religion and be made nuns by will or by force! 1888 ‘Bernard’ From World to Cloister 9 If he enter religion. 1908 T. Slater Man. Moral Theol. for Eng.-speaking Countries I. vi. 354 Clerics, even those who have been educated in a diocesan seminary for the secular priesthood, and even parish priests, may enter into religion. 2012 I. P. Wei Intellect. Culture Medieval Paris i. 16 Goswin subsequently entered religion, becoming a leading monastic reformer. < as lemmas |
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