英语词汇“old light”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

old light

/ˌəʊld ˈlʌɪt/

Christian Church. Now historical

adjective

Of, relating to, or holding the views of the Old Lights.

noun

A person holding conservative religious views; an anti-revivalist; specifically a member of any of several Protestant churches in Scotland and North America from which schismatic groups split during the 18th and 19th centuries; (also, chiefly in plural) any of the groups to which these members belonged, especially the Scottish groups which came together to form the Synod of United Original Seceders; the doctrine or theology propounded by such a group.

For details of particular groups and churches, see note s.v. new light..

Origin

Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), writer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. From old + light, after new light.

单词	old light
释义	old light /ˌəʊld ˈlʌɪt/ Christian Church. Now historical adjective Of, relating to, or holding the views of the Old Lights. noun A person holding conservative religious views; an anti-revivalist; specifically a member of any of several Protestant churches in Scotland and North America from which schismatic groups split during the 18th and 19th centuries; (also, chiefly in plural) any of the groups to which these members belonged, especially the Scottish groups which came together to form the Synod of United Original Seceders; the doctrine or theology propounded by such a group. For details of particular groups and churches, see note s.v. new light.. Origin Mid 18th century; earliest use found in Jonathan Swift (1667–1745), writer and dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin. From old + light, after new light.
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