Usually with capital initials. The Church, esp. the Roman Catholic Church, considered as a mother in its functions of nourishing and protecting…
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| 释义 | society > faith > sect > Christianity > Roman Catholicism > person > [noun] > collective (12) mother churchOE Usually with capital initials. The Church, esp. the Roman Catholic Church, considered as a mother in its functions of nourishing and protecting… mother kirkc1430 Also with capital initials. = mother church, n. 1. whore1530 figurative. Something regarded as sinful, corrupt, or idolatrous; esp. (frequently in biblical use) a corrupt, decadent, or idolatrous community or… Lady of Rome1574 the Roman Catholic Church; cf. Lady of Babylon n. at phrases 2b(a). Western Church1577 the Latin or Roman Catholic as distinguished from the Greek or Eastern Church; (also) any of the early churches of Western Europe. west1586 That part of the Christian Church whose traditions and practices originated in the predominantly Latin-speaking territories of the (former) Western… scarlet whore1590 = scarlet lady n. Lady of Babylon1605 (also Scarlet Lady of Babylon) the Roman Catholic Church; the Pope. red letter1608 In extended use: the Roman Catholic Church; Roman Catholics collectively. Obsolete. scarlet lady1807 an abusive epithet applied to the Church of Rome in allusion to Revelation xvii. 1–5. scarlet woman1816 originally = scarlet lady n. above; later used to mean: a notoriously immoral woman; a prostitute. Latinism1920 An idiom or form of expression characteristic of the Latin language, esp. one used by a writer in another language; conformity in style to Latin… |
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