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51Clich'e — Cli ch[ e] , n. [F. clich[ e], from clicher to stereotype.] 1. A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief. [1913 Webster] 2. a trite or obvious remark. Syn: platitude, banality, commonplace, bromide.… …
52Clich'e casting — Clich e Cli ch[ e] , n. [F. clich[ e], from clicher to stereotype.] 1. A stereotype plate or any similar reproduction of ornament, or lettering, in relief. [1913 Webster] 2. a trite or obvious remark. Syn: platitude, banality, commonplace,… …
53Commonplace — Com mon*place , n. 1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude. [1913 Webster] 2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. [1913 Webster] Whatever, in my reading,… …
54Commonplace book — Commonplace Com mon*place , n. 1. An idea or expression wanting originality or interest; a trite or customary remark; a platitude. [1913 Webster] 2. A memorandum; something to be frequently consulted or referred to. [1913 Webster] Whatever, in my …
55Platitude — Plat i*tude, n. [F., from plat flat. See {Plate}.] 1. The quality or state of being flat, thin, or insipid; flat commonness; triteness; staleness of ideas of language. [1913 Webster] To hammer one golden grain of wit into a sheet of infinite… …
56platitude — noun Etymology: French, from plat flat, dull Date: 1812 1. the quality or state of being dull or insipid 2. a banal, trite, or stale remark …
57Allusion — An allusion is a figure of speech that makes a reference or representation of or to a well known person, place, event, literary work, myth, or work of art. M.H. Abrams defined allusion as a brief reference, explicit or indirect, to a person,… …
58The pen is mightier than the sword — is a metonymic adage coined by Edward Bulwer Lytton in 1839 for his play Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy .cite book title=Richelieu; Or the Conspiracy: A Play in Five Acts. publisher=Saunders and Otley, Conduit St. location=London year=1839… …
59ethics — /eth iks/, n.pl. 1. (used with a sing. or pl. v.) a system of moral principles: the ethics of a culture. 2. the rules of conduct recognized in respect to a particular class of human actions or a particular group, culture, etc.: medical ethics;… …
60Redemption — • The restoration of man from the bondage of sin to the liberty of the children of God through the satisfactions and merits of Christ Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Redemption Redemption …
