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单词 unconverted
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unconvertedadj.

Brit. /ˌʌnkənˈvəːtᵻd/, /ˌʌŋkənˈvəːtᵻd/, U.S. /ˌənkənˈvərdəd/
Etymology: un- prefix1 2
1. That has not been brought over to a religious faith or profession; not changed from one faith or opinion to another.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > unconversion > [noun] > those who are characterized by
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society > faith > worship > preaching > conversion > unconversion > [adjective] > unconverted
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1649 J. Milton Tenure of Kings 36 His people..now..against thir owne discipline,..absolve him, unconfound him, though unconverted, unrepentant.
1685 R. Baxter Paraphr. New Test. Matt. xxv. 7 Self-love, and fear, will make them cry for Mercy, with some kind of Repentance, though they be unconverted.
1745 J. Wesley Answer to Rev. Church 35 Our Lord commanded those very Men who were then unconverted,..to do this in Remembrance of Him.
1825 W. Scott Talisman viii, in Tales Crusaders III. 191 There is no doubt that the primitive Christians used the services of the unconverted heathen.
1865 B. North Ourselves 7 These are solemn statements, and surely they should make every unconverted man who hears them, Think.
in extended use.a1864 J. F. Ferrier Lect. Greek Philos. (1866) I. xii. 340 The ignorant and unconverted soul supposes that its knowledge of sensible objects is due to the impressions which it receives.absolute.1657 R. Baxter Treat. Conversion (title page) The lamentable State of the Unconverted.a1668 J. Alleine Alarme to Unconverted Sinners (1672) iv. 88 Some of the Unconverted carry their marks in their fore~heads, more openly.a1805 W. Paley Serm. on Several Subj. (1827) vii It has been usual to divide all mankind into two classes, the converted and the unconverted.1828 T. Carlyle Burns in Edinb. Rev. Dec. 310 They are in the camp of the Unconverted.
2. ‘Not turned or changed from one form to another’ (Webster, 1828–32).
3. Law. (See convert v. 15.)
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1884 V. R. Smith in Law Times Rep. 51 83/2 The premises..were taken improperly, and are therefore unconverted.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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