单词 | zendicism |
释义 | Zendicismn. rare after 19th cent. Heresy, irreligion. Frequently spec. with reference to Persia or the Ottoman Empire: adherence to any of various sects considered to be heretical, esp. Manichaeism and Mazdakism. Cf. Zindiq n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > aspects of faith > heresy > [noun] dwildOE misbeliefa1225 heresy?c1225 sect13.. misbelieving1340 irreligion1592 miscredence1603 steal-truth1628 Zendicism1697 pseudo-religion1856 Manichaeism1894 society > faith > sect > non-Christian religions > Zoroastrianism > Zendicism > [noun] Zendicism1697 1697 H. Prideaux True Nature Imposture in Life Mahomet 13 Zendicism, an Error among the Arabs near of kin to the Sadducism of the Jews,..denying Providence, the Resurrection, and a Future State. 1734 Bayle's Gen. Dict. Hist. & Crit. (new ed.) I. 117 He has been violently accused of Zendicism, or denying a Providence and the Resurrection. 1759 Mod. Part Universal Hist. II. 322 He [sc. Harun Al Rashid] massacred great numbers of his subjects who had embraced Zendicism. 1812 D. Price Chronol. Retrospect Mahommedan Hist. II. ii. 69 Deeply polluted as they are by the principles of Zendicism. 1877 W. Smith & H. Wace Dict. Christian Biogr. I. 477/2 The Persians exulted in crimes and Zendicism abounded. 1935 C. Roth Bird's-eye View Jewish Hist. xi. 122 A new faith, Zendicism, which, according to its enemies at least, inculcated not only the community of property, but also of wives. 1992 Times Reporter (Dover, Ohio) 22 Oct. a4/4 Accusing the Democrats of everything from atheism to zendicism, they are running for cover. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1697 |
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