元となった辞書の項目
halfway covenant
名詞
歴史的
(Christianity,
historical)
A
form
of
partial
church
membership
adopted
by
the
Puritan-controlled
Congregational
churches
of
colonial
New
England
in
the
1660s,
allowing
baptized
but
unconverted
parents
to
present
their
own
children
for
baptism,
but
denying
them
the
other
privileges
of
church
membership.
日本語の意味
1660年代のニューイングランドにおいて、ピューリタン支配下の集合教会が採用した一部教会会員制度。洗礼は受けたが、信仰の確証がなされていない親が、自分の子どもを洗礼の対象とすることは認められるが、それ以外の教会会員の権利を与えない制度。
意味（1）
(Christianity,
historical)
A
form
of
partial
church
membership
adopted
by
the
Puritan-controlled
Congregational
churches
of
colonial
New
England
in
the
1660s,
allowing
baptized
but
unconverted
parents
to
present
their
own
children
for
baptism,
but
denying
them
the
other
privileges
of
church
membership.
（ plural ）
