Laodicean

英 [,leɪəʊdɪ'sɪən] 美
  • adj. (对宗教、政治等)冷淡的
  • n. (对宗教、政治等)不热心的人

英文词源


Laodicean
"lukewarm in religion," 1560s, from Laodicea, Syrian city (modern Latakia) whose early Christians were chastised in the Bible for indifference to their religion [Rev. iii:14-16]. The city is said to be named for the 3c B.C.E. Syrian queen Laodice, wife of Antiochus II.

双语例句


1. The trumpet symbolizes the bold sounding of the warning against Laodicean worldliness and compromise.
角象征警告老底嘉世俗化与妥协的勇敢的声音.

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