单词 | form criticism |
释义 | form criticismnouna method of textual analysis, applied especially to the Bible, in which the origin and history of certain passages are traced by isolating their literary forms, as miracle story, saying, or apothegm, on the assumption that they were fixed by oral tradition prior to compilation in written form. Origin of form criticismFirst recorded in 1925–30 OTHER WORDS FROM form criticismform-crit·i·cal [fawrm-krit-i-kuhl], /ˈfɔrmˌkrɪt ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby form criticismformative assessment, formative element, formboard, Formby, form class, form criticism, form drag, forme, formée, forme fruste, former Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for form criticismform criticism nounliterary criticism concerned esp with analysing the Bible in terms of the literary forms used, such as proverbs, songs, or stories, and relating them to their historical forms and background Derived forms of form criticismform critic, nounform critical, adjectiveCollins 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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