| 释义 |
self-deˈvised, ppl. a.
[self- 2.]
Devised or invented by oneself.
1606Sylvester Du Bartas ii. iv. iii. 169 The while this Priest-King sacrifiz'd To's clov'n-foot God in Bethel (self-devis'd). 1671Baxter Power of Mag. i. 9 Self-devised Worship and Religion. 1683Owen Chamb. Imagery Wks. 1851 VIII. 590 Unlawful vows, self-devised rules. 1846Trench Mirac. viii. (1862) 201 To worship God not with self-devised services, but after the pattern that He has shown them. |
