| 单词 |
davening |
| 释义 |
▪ I. davening, n. Judaism.
Brit. |ˈdɑːv(ə)nɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈdɑːvənɪŋ|
Forms: 19– davaning, 19– davening, 19– davvening, 19– dovening
[‹ daven v. + -ing suffix1.]
The act of praying, spec. the recitation of (liturgical) prayers, usually accompanied by a swaying, bending, or rocking motion.
1947M. R. Davie Refugees in Amer. xix. 358 Their Nusach (order of service) is sufficiently different from the one that is in vogue in this country to make congregations feel ill at ease during their davening. 1967H. Guggenheimer in P. Longworth Confrontations with Judaism 202 ‘Shema Yisrael’, however, is davvening, the very act of prayer. 1974J. Neusner Life of Torah ii. 18 Each person essentially says the prayers by himself, yet he does so along with others who are praying by themselves... There is a kind of subdued buzz—the mumbling or davening..of the prayers. 2000J. A. Summit Lord's Song in Strange Land Introd. 6 While it was not required by my rabbinic school, I set about to relearn cantillation and learn traditional davening.
▪ II. davening, a. Judaism.
Brit. |ˈdʌv(ə)nɪŋ|, U.S. |ˈdɑvənɪŋ|
Forms: 19– davening, 19– dovening
[‹ daven v. + -ing suffix2.]
That davens or prays; (also in extended use) that sways or rocks to and fro (as if davening).
1971J. Fast Body Lang. x. 163 To this day, when he lectures he falls back into the culture-oriented ‘davening’ posture of the Talmudic student. 1989A. Dillard Writing Life i. 8 Its davening, apocalyptic prayers sway the grasshead and bump into something. 2000W. Self How Dead Live (2001) v. 126 The girls fatalistically lurch, like davening frummehs accompanying the remains of some great sage of the kabbala. |
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