Gainsaying

  • 11Denial of one's self — Denial De*ni al, n. [See {Deny}.] 1. The act of gainsaying, refusing, or disowning; negation; the contrary of {affirmation}. [1913 Webster] You ought to converse with so much sincerity that your bare affirmation or denial may be sufficient. Bp.… …

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  • 12Gainsaid — Gainsay Gain say (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gainsaid} (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gainsaying}.] [OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See {Again}, and {Say} to utter.] To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. [1913 Webster] I… …

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  • 13Gainsay — Gain say (? or ?; 277), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Gainsaid} (? or ?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Gainsaying}.] [OE. geinseien, ageinseien. See {Again}, and {Say} to utter.] To contradict; to deny; to controvert; to dispute; to forbid. [1913 Webster] I will give …

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  • 14law of the excluded middle — Contradiction Con tra*dic tion, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.… …

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  • 15Obloquy — Ob lo*quy ([o^]b l[ o]*kw[y^]), n. [L. obloquium, fr. obloqui. See {Oblocutor}.] 1. Censorious speech; defamatory language; language that casts contempt on men or their actions; blame; reprehension. [1913 Webster] Shall names that made your city… …

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  • 16Principle of contradiction — Contradiction Con tra*dic tion, n. [L. contradictio answer, objection: cf. F. contradiction.] 1. An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.… …

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  • 17gainsay — transitive verb (gainsaid; gainsaying; gainsays) Etymology: Middle English gainsayen, from gain against (from Old English gēan ) + sayen to say more at again Date: 14th century 1. to declare to be untrue or invalid 2. contradict, oppose Synonyms …

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  • 18Battle of Mons — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Mons caption=Map of the Battles of Charleroi and Mons partof=the First World War date=August 23, 1914 place=coord|50|27|N|03|57|E|type:city|display=inline,title Mons, Belgium result=Tactical British… …

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  • 19Gwynfor Evans — Dr Richard Gwynfor Evans (1 September 1912 – 21 April 2005), was a Welsh politician, lawyer and author. President of Plaid Cymru for thirty six years, he was the first Member of Parliament to represent Plaid Cymru at Westminster (1966 1970; 1974… …

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  • 20Hyperdispensationalism — is a further development of some (but not all) of the core doctrines of Dispensationalism and differs from the same, in that, principally (although not exclusively) it teaches the origin of the church, Which is his body [ [Ephesians 1:22 23 the… …

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