figurative. Used of God or Christ in relation to the Church or to Christian souls, or to members of a female religious order.
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| 释义 | the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > [noun] > as lover or spouse (4) spousea1200 figurative. Used of God or Christ in relation to the Church or to Christian souls, or to members of a female religious order. lotebyc1330 A lover, esp. an illicit or clandestine one; a paramour. Also in devotional use: = paramour, n. 2b. paramoura1400 In devotional use: the Virgin Mary (when addressed by men, including Jesus); Jesus Christ (when addressed by women). Also occasionally: God. Obsolete. lover1574 In religious use: a person who loves or is devoted to God; a worshipper or follower of God; (also) God as the source of love, or as the recipient of… |
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