单词 | unionistic |
释义 | unionisticadj. 1. Of, relating to, or advocating (a particular) union; characterized by union or unity. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > religion > a religion or church > [adjective] > unionist unionistic1840 society > authority > rule or government > politics > political philosophy > principles of or attachment to types of government > [adjective] > relating to or supporting federalism or union federalist1794 federalizing1800 Unitarian1816 unionist1825 unionistic1840 federalistic1844 federationist1978 1840 Monthly Mag. Jan. 93 The British crown is in this point of view essentially unionistic, and so should be a British administration. 1841 F. Barham in tr. Cicero Polit. Wks. I. 14 He wanted to obtain a Unionistic, Universal, and Mixed government, fairly composed of kings, lords, and commons, each assisting, and at the same time correcting the other. 1884 American 8 6 For this reason the simply unionistic feeling burned in the northwest. 1963 Slavic Rev. 22 35 The nationalistic, unionistic aspirations of Rumanian and Southern Slav politicians. 2010 J. Valente Myth Manliness Irish National Culture (2011) ii. 78 Her unionistic allegiances and Fenian sympathies. 2. Christian Church. Of, relating to, or advocating the union of churches or congregations; spec. (in the Lutheran Church) involving or advocating worship, prayer, or collaboration with Christians of different denominations (see unionism n. 4). ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > Catholicity > [adjective] > having sympathies with all Christians catholic1658 unionistic1850 1850 Bibliotheca Sacra Jan. 79 The unionistic church tendency of Hengstenberg's ‘Kirchenzeitung’. 1867 Ld. Acton Lett. (1906) 346 The Bishop of Mentz..has written a pamphlet decidedly unionistic. 1883 P. Schaff et al. Relig. Encycl. II. 1683 When the unionistic measures of Bucer were being discussed. 1919 F. Bente Amer. Lutheranism I. 198 Her uncompromising attitude toward the Romanistic, Reformed, Methodistic, and unionistic tendencies prevailing in the Lutheran synods and congregations. 1959 J. Gill Council of Florence iii. 83 It may be that his readiness to accept the eastern capital as the scene of the unionistic meeting was not uninfluenced by his fears of Basel. 2013 St. Louis (Missouri) Post-Dispatch (Nexis) 17 Feb. a16 Though our hearts hurt, we do not participate in syncretistic or unionistic events. 3. Of or belonging to a trade union or the trade-union movement; involving or involved in trade unionism. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > working > association of employers or employees > [adjective] > belonging to trade unionism trade unionist1834 unionist1834 unionistic1865 1865 Manch. Weekly Times 25 Nov. 3/3 He said the county of Durham, in a mining and unionistic point of view, appeared as a black blot upon the map of England. 1921 Industry 1 Jan. 7/2 Those employers who had resisted unionistic domination. 1994 Guardian (Nexis) 1 Oct. (Travel section) 48 The Zimmer brothers..have set up as ski instructors and guides in opposition to the unionistic ESF [= École du Ski Français]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1840 |
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