| 单词 | to tempt providence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto tempt providence a. to tempt God: to put to the test, or experiment presumptuously upon, His power, forbearance, etc.; to try how far one can go with Him; hence sometimes passing into ‘to provoke, defy’. So to tempt providence, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > defy > specific God, Heaven, or Providence to tempt Goda1340 to tempt Goda1340 to tempt providence1714 a1340 R. Rolle Psalter lxxvii. 21 Þai tempte god þat puttis þaim selfe in any perill forto fande if god will delyuer þaim. 1382 Bible (Wycliffite, E.V.) Deut. vi. 16 Thow shalt not tempte the Lord thi God, as thow hast temptid in the place of temptynge. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis III. 43 He tempteth hevene and erthe and helle. 1533 J. Gau tr. C. Pedersen Richt Vay sig. Biiv Thay sine alsua aganis this command that tempis god. 1552 R. Huloet Abcedarium Anglico Latinum Tempt or prouoke, pellitio, tento, temto, verso. 1611 Bible (King James) Acts v. 9 How is it that yee have agreed together, to tempt the Spirit of the Lord? View more context for this quotation 1714 J. Swift Pres. State Affairs ⁋22 Religion teacheth us, that providence ought not to be tempted. 1716 A. Pope tr. Homer Iliad II. v. 44 Nor tempt the Wrath of Heav'ns avenging Sire. < as lemmas |
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