maranatha
/,mærә'nɑ:θә/
📖 中文释义
- n. [宗](对上帝的)祈祷语(原意为"主来吧!")
📘 English Definition（英文释义）
- n. "Our Lord cometh;" -- an expression used by St. Paul at
- the conclusion of his first Epistle to the Corinthians (xvi. 22). This
- word has been used in anathematizing persons for great crimes; as much
- as to say, "May the Lord come quickly to take vengeance of thy crimes."
- See Anathema maranatha, under Anathema.