Definition of contra mundum in English:

contra mundum

adverb ˌkɒntrə ˈmʌndəmˌkäntrə ˈmo͝ondəm

Defying or opposing everyone else.
藐视世俗地；反对人世地
Example sentencesExamples
- Deeply entrenched divisions of economic and political interests, obscured under the umbrella of ruralia contra mundum, doom these attempts at political mobilisation to failure.
- There for a minute I considered telling my friend the story of Athanasius, who famously stood ‘against the world’ (contra mundum) to defend the orthodox view of the Trinity and the deity of Christ during the Council of Nicea, but he had plenty of other things on his mind so before I had another chance to speak, the thought had escaped me.
- Unless the divine power has raised you us to be as Athanasius contra mundum, I see not how you can go through your glorious enterprise in opposing that execrable villainy which is the scandal of religion, of England, and of human nature.

Origin

Latin, 'against the world'.

Definition of contra mundum in US English:

contra mundum

adverbˌkäntrə ˈmo͝ondəm

Defying or opposing everyone else.
藐视世俗地；反对人世地
Example sentencesExamples
- Unless the divine power has raised you us to be as Athanasius contra mundum, I see not how you can go through your glorious enterprise in opposing that execrable villainy which is the scandal of religion, of England, and of human nature.
- Deeply entrenched divisions of economic and political interests, obscured under the umbrella of ruralia contra mundum, doom these attempts at political mobilisation to failure.
- There for a minute I considered telling my friend the story of Athanasius, who famously stood ‘against the world’ (contra mundum) to defend the orthodox view of the Trinity and the deity of Christ during the Council of Nicea, but he had plenty of other things on his mind so before I had another chance to speak, the thought had escaped me.

Origin

Latin, ‘against the world’.

单词	contra mundum
释义	Definition of contra mundum in English: contra mundum adverb ˌkɒntrə ˈmʌndəmˌkäntrə ˈmo͝ondəm Defying or opposing everyone else. 藐视世俗地；反对人世地 Example sentencesExamples Deeply entrenched divisions of economic and political interests, obscured under the umbrella of ruralia contra mundum, doom these attempts at political mobilisation to failure. There for a minute I considered telling my friend the story of Athanasius, who famously stood ‘against the world’ (contra mundum) to defend the orthodox view of the Trinity and the deity of Christ during the Council of Nicea, but he had plenty of other things on his mind so before I had another chance to speak, the thought had escaped me. Unless the divine power has raised you us to be as Athanasius contra mundum, I see not how you can go through your glorious enterprise in opposing that execrable villainy which is the scandal of religion, of England, and of human nature. Origin Latin, 'against the world'. Definition of contra mundum in US English: contra mundum adverbˌkäntrə ˈmo͝ondəm Defying or opposing everyone else. 藐视世俗地；反对人世地 Example sentencesExamples Unless the divine power has raised you us to be as Athanasius contra mundum, I see not how you can go through your glorious enterprise in opposing that execrable villainy which is the scandal of religion, of England, and of human nature. Deeply entrenched divisions of economic and political interests, obscured under the umbrella of ruralia contra mundum, doom these attempts at political mobilisation to failure. There for a minute I considered telling my friend the story of Athanasius, who famously stood ‘against the world’ (contra mundum) to defend the orthodox view of the Trinity and the deity of Christ during the Council of Nicea, but he had plenty of other things on his mind so before I had another chance to speak, the thought had escaped me. Origin Latin, ‘against the world’.
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