单词 | lower criticism |
释义 | lower criticism[ loh-er ] / ˈloʊ ər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lower criticism ON THESAURUS.COM nouna form of Biblical criticism having as its purpose the reconstruction of the original texts of the books of the Bible. Also called textual criticism. Compare higher criticism. Origin of lower criticismFirst recorded in 1895–1900 Words nearby lower criticismlower-case letters, lower chamber, Lower Chinook, lower class, lowerclassman, lower criticism, lower deck, Lower East Side, Lower Egypt, lower esophageal sphincter, lower extremity Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for lower criticismlower criticism nountextual criticism, esp the study of the extant manuscripts of the Scriptures in order to establish the original textCompare higher criticism Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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