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  • 21Sect and Sects — • Etymology and meaning of the word sect Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sect and Sects     Sect and Sects     † …

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  • 22disown — [v] refuse to acknowledge abandon, abjure, abnegate, cast off, deny, disacknowledge, disallow, disavow, discard, disclaim, divorce oneself from, refuse to recognize, reject, renounce, repudiate, retract; concepts 50,54,88 Ant. accept, acknowledge …

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  • 23renounce — re·nounce /ri nau̇ns/ vb re·nounced, re·nounc·ing vt 1: to announce one s abandonment or giving up of a right to or interest in: disclaim (1) renounce an inheritance 2: to refuse to follow, obey, or recognize any further …

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  • 24disclaim — dis·claim /dis klām/ vi: to make a disclaimer vt 1: to reject or relinquish a claim to (as an interest in an estate) 2 a: to deny or reject the right, validity, or authority of b: to negate or limit the rights under (a warranty) dis·claim·ant /… …

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  • 25disaccord — I noun affray, animosity, antagonism, argument, argumentation, brawl, broil, caviling, clashing, cleavage, conflict, conflict of opinion, confrontation, contention, contradiction, contrariety, contrariness, controversy, cross purposes, debate,… …

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  • 26disregard — Synonyms and related words: abide with, abjuration, abjure, abjurement, absentmindedness, accept, accidia, acedia, admit, admit exceptions, allow, allow for, apathy, arrogance, ataraxia, ataraxy, audacity, be big, be blind to, be caught napping,… …

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  • 27ignore — Synonyms and related words: abide with, abjure, accept, allow for, avoid, ban, bar, bar out, be big, be blind to, be caught napping, be caught out, be content with, be easy with, be inattentive, be neglectful, be negligent, be unwary, bear with,… …

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  • 28deny — [dē nī′, dinī′] vt. denied, denying [ME denien < OFr denier < L denegare < de , intens. + negare, to deny: see NEGATION] 1. to declare (a statement) untrue; contradict 2. to refuse to accept as true or right; reject as unfounded, unreal …

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  • 29Denied — Deny De*ny , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denying}.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. d[ e]nier, fr. L. denegare; de + negare to say no, deny. See {Negation}.] 1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict; …

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  • 30Deny — De*ny , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Denied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Denying}.] [OE. denien, denaien, OF. denier, deneer, F. d[ e]nier, fr. L. denegare; de + negare to say no, deny. See {Negation}.] 1. To declare not to be true; to gainsay; to contradict;… …

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