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thor·ough (thûr'ō, thŭr'ō)  |
[Middle English thorow, through, thorough, from Old English thuruh, from end to end, through.]
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adjective
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Definition: absolute
Antonyms: deficient, imperfect, inadequate
adj
Definition: exhaustive
Antonyms: incomplete, partial, superficial
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In 17th century England, Thorough was a name given by Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford to a scheme of his to establish absolute monarchy in England. Although "Thorough" is largely attributed to Strafford, its implementation can also be accredited to the Archbishop of Canterbury William Laud.
Laud exploited his secular and religious roles to implement the policy of thorough in England. Laud used his authority as Archbishop of Canterbury to appoint only Arminian clergymen as Bishops, this in turn meant that most of the vicars that they appointed would also be Arminian. Arminianism is a sect of Protestant Christianity which believes in the "Divine Right of Kings" and the (Catholic reminiscent) "Beauty of Holiness". Laud hoped that his new, Arminian Church of England would make the English conform into believing in the 'Divine Right' and supporting Charles I's personal rule and setting up of a parliament-independent monarchy.
Laud used his authority over the prerogative courts to humiliate the gentry, who were largely Puritan and Presbyterian. As Puritans and Presbyterians, the gentry were opposed to Laud's beliefs and opposed to the idea of a parliament-independent monarchy. It is arguable whether the opposition of the gentry was based on religious grounds or on grounds of their own prospects of personal gain from a limited monarchy.
Strafford was Lord Deputy of Ireland, and domiciled in Ireland for much of the personal rule, leaving the running of England largely down to Laud, although the application of Thorough in Ireland was entirely down to Strafford. The fear that Strafford instilled in the Irish through the policy of "Thorough" can be demonstrated when looking at the ease in which Strafford extracted subsidies from the Irish Parliament as the Second Bishops War approached during 1640.
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| Translations: Thorough |
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - fuldstændig, grundig, indgående, gennemgribende
prep. - gennem
adv. - gennem
Nederlands (Dutch)
grondig, doortastend, flink
Français (French)
adj. - approfondi, minutieux, à fond, totalement
prep. - à fond
adv. - complètement, totalement, profondément
Deutsch (German)
adj. - gründlich, echt, völlig
prep. - durch
adv. - völlig
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - πλήρης, εντελής, τέλειος, λεπτομερής, εξονυχιστικός, διεξοδικός, προσεχτικός, επιμελέστατος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - completo (m), meticuloso (m), profundo (m)
Русский (Russian)
тщательный, доскональный
Español (Spanish)
adj. - concienzudo, minucioso, profundo
adv. - concienzudo, minucioso, profundo
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - grundlig, ingående
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
十分的, 彻底的, 彻底, 彻底地
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 十分的, 徹底的
prep. - 徹底
adv. - 徹底地
한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 철저한, 절대적인, 순전한
prep. - ~을 통하여, ~을 지나서, (장소)를 두루
adv. - 통과하여, 처음부터 끝까지, 직행으로
日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 完全な, 徹底的な, 全くの, 几帳面な
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) كامل, شامل
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - מוחלט, גמור, מובהק, יסודי, קפדני
prep. - לגמרי (מיושן)
adv. - לגמרי (מיושן)
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