元となった辞書の項目
dark night of the soul
名詞
(Catholicism)
a
period
of
time
in
which
a
holy
person
(someone
believed
to
be
potentially
on
their
way
to
sainthood)
experiences
a
seeming
withdrawal
of
God's
previously-felt
presence
in
their
lives,
and
undergoes
stark
spiritual
attacks.
This
period
of
time
is
seen
(by
Catholics)
to
be
a
period
in
which
God
is
calling
the
holy
person
to
rid
themselves
of
any
remaining
vestiges
of
self-pride
and
vanity
that
they
may
have.
日本語の意味
カトリック教における概念で、聖人とされる人物が、これまで感じていた神の存在が一時的に感じられなくなり、激しい霊的試練に直面する期間を指します。 / この期間は、聖人が自己の誇りや虚栄心と決別し、魂の浄化・精錬を進めるための精神的な試練の過程と考えられています。
意味（1）
(Catholicism)
a
period
of
time
in
which
a
holy
person
(someone
believed
to
be
potentially
on
their
way
to
sainthood)
experiences
a
seeming
withdrawal
of
God's
previously-felt
presence
in
their
lives,
and
undergoes
stark
spiritual
attacks.
This
period
of
time
is
seen
(by
Catholics)
to
be
a
period
in
which
God
is
calling
the
holy
person
to
rid
themselves
of
any
remaining
vestiges
of
self-pride
and
vanity
that
they
may
have.
