onefold
English
Etymology
From Middle English onfold, anfald (“single, simple, honest, onefold”), from Old English ānfeald (“single, simple”, literally “onefold”), from Proto-Germanic *ainafalþaz (“onefold, simple”), equivalent to one + -fold. Cognate with Dutch eenvoud (“simple, easy”), German Einfalt (“simplicity”) and einfach (“simple”), Icelandic einfaldur (“simple”), Gothic 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍆𐌰𐌻𐌸𐍃 (ainfalþs, “simple”). More at one, -fold.
Adjective
onefold (not comparable)
- Constituting or being indicative of a single aspect or theme.
- Consisting of a single undivided part; whole; complete.
- 2005, Boeve, Geybels, Van den Bossche, Encountering transcendence:
- There the soul is onefold, pure and chaste, and empty of all things.
- 2005, Boeve, Geybels, Van den Bossche, Encountering transcendence:
- Simple, plain, straightforward.
- Singular, as opposite to plural.
- 1844, Robert Rollock, Select works of Robert Rollock:
- Ye see how ready men are to misconstrue and pervert the onefold meaning of the Lord.
- 1844, Robert Rollock, Select works of Robert Rollock:
Derived terms
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