| 单词 |
surrogation |
| 释义 |
surrogation Now rare.|sʌrəˈgeɪʃən|
[ad. med.L. surrogātio, -ōnem, assimilated f. subrogātio subrogation. Cf. OF. surrogation, It. surrogazione.]
1. Appointment of a person to some office in place of another.
1533Bellenden Livy v. xiv. (S.T.S.) II. 195 Becaus sa grete myscheif fell to romanis eftir þe surrogatioun of the said censore. 1600Holland Livy xli. xvi. 1105 The surrogation of a colleague unto him. 1608Bp. Hall Epist. iv. x, Ye magistrates..whom God hath on purpose, in a wise surrogation, set vpon earth. 1642Jer. Taylor Episc. (1647) 15 The prediction of the Apostacy of Iudas, and Surrogation of S. Matthias. 1717J. Killingbeck Serm. vi. 120 A Surrogation and new Choice of an Apostle to succeed into the Room of Judas.
2. gen. Substitution: = subrogation 1.
a1638Mede Wks. (1672) 736 The calling of the Gentiles,..by way of surrogation to the Jews. a1653Gouge Comm. Heb. x. 10 This surrogation had been in vain, if Christs Sacrifice had not made perfect. a1711Ken Hymns Evang. Poet. Wks. 1721 I. 40 Thou a full Freedom to Thyself hast kept, A Surrogation for us to accept. 1911W. W. Fowler Relig. Exper. Roman People xiv. 322 Even if we were to grant the human sacrifice, the surrogation of [straw] puppets is a most unlikely thing to have happened. |
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