Difference between revisions of "Rebuke"
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[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French rebucher, rebouker to blunt, check, reprimand | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French rebucher, rebouker to blunt, check, reprimand | ||
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==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1a : to [[criticize]] sharply : reprimand | *1a : to [[criticize]] sharply : reprimand | ||
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2: to turn back or keep down : check | 2: to turn back or keep down : check | ||
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| − | In [ | + | In [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law English law] and the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canon_law canon law] of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_England Church of England], a '''rebuke''' is a [[censure]] on a member of the clergy. It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition. A rebuke can be given in person by a bishop or by an [[ecclesiastical]] [[court]]. |
==Example== | ==Example== | ||
| − | [ | + | [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socrates Socrates] drew to himself many of the brightest and most prominent people in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Athens Athens], securing their fascinated [[attention]] and their [[passionate]] [[friendship]] and [[support]]. His effectiveness as a [[philosopher]], and the Socratic '[[legend]]' itself, depended as much on the strength and interest of his [[personality]] as on the [[power]] of his [[mind]]. [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plato Plato]'s and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xenophon Xenophon]'s portraits of Socrates as a [[person]] differ significantly, however. Plato's Socrates is aloof and often speaks [[ironically]], although also with unusual and deeply held [[moral]] convictions; [[paradox]]ically, the depth and [[clarity]] of his [[convictions]], maintained alongside the firm disclaimer to know what was true, could seem all the stronger [[testimony]] to their [[truth]], and made them felt the more strongly as a '''rebuke''' to the [[superficiality]] of one's own way of living. |
[[Category: Law]] | [[Category: Law]] | ||
[[Category: Philosophy]] | [[Category: Philosophy]] | ||
Latest revision as of 02:28, 13 December 2020
Origin
Middle English, from Anglo-French rebucher, rebouker to blunt, check, reprimand
Definitions
- 1a : to criticize sharply : reprimand
- b : to serve as a rebuke to
2: to turn back or keep down : check
Description
In English law and the canon law of the Church of England, a rebuke is a censure on a member of the clergy. It is the least severe censure available against clergy of the Church of England, less severe than a monition. A rebuke can be given in person by a bishop or by an ecclesiastical court.
Example
Socrates drew to himself many of the brightest and most prominent people in Athens, securing their fascinated attention and their passionate friendship and support. His effectiveness as a philosopher, and the Socratic 'legend' itself, depended as much on the strength and interest of his personality as on the power of his mind. Plato's and Xenophon's portraits of Socrates as a person differ significantly, however. Plato's Socrates is aloof and often speaks ironically, although also with unusual and deeply held moral convictions; paradoxically, the depth and clarity of his convictions, maintained alongside the firm disclaimer to know what was true, could seem all the stronger testimony to their truth, and made them felt the more strongly as a rebuke to the superficiality of one's own way of living.
