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  • 71Reasoning — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Reasoning >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 1 =>{ant,477,} reasoning ratiocination rationalism Sgm: N 1 dialectics dialectics induction generalization GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 discussion discussion comment Sgm: N 2 …

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  • 72Rutherford, Samuel — (1600? 1661)    Theologian and controversialist, b. at Nisbet, Roxburghshire, ed. at Edin. Univ., where he became in 1623 Regent of Humanity (Prof. of Latin). In 1627 he was settled as minister of Anwoth in Galloway, whence he was banished to… …

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  • 73Sherlock, William — (1641? 1707)    Divine and controversialist, b. at Southwark, ed. at Eton and Camb., took orders, and became in 1684 Master of the Temple, and in 1691 Dean of St. Paul s. He exercised a powerful influence in the Church. His most popular work was… …

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  • 74Controverter — Con tro*ver ter, n. One who controverts; a controversial writer; a controversialist. [1913 Webster] Some controverters in divinity are like swaggerers in a tavern. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 75Controvertist — Con tro*ver tist, n. One skilled in or given to controversy; a controversialist. [1913 Webster] How unfriendly is the controvertist to the discernment of the critic! Campbell. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 76Polemic — Po*lem ic, n. 1. One who writes in support of one opinion, doctrine, or system, in opposition to another; one skilled in polemics; a controversialist; a disputant. [1913 Webster] The sarcasms and invectives of the young polemic. Macaulay. [1913… …

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  • 77controversial — adjective Date: 1583 1. of, relating to, or arousing controversy < a controversial policy > < a controversial film > 2. given to controversy ; disputatious < a controversial temperament > • controversialism noun …

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  • 78polemic — noun Etymology: French polémique, from Middle French, from polemique controversial, from Greek polemikos warlike, hostile, from polemos war; perhaps akin to Greek pelemizein to shake, Old English ealfelo baleful Date: 1638 1. a. an aggressive&#8230; …

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  • 79Aldous Huxley — Infobox Writer name = Aldous Huxley birthname = Aldous Leonard Huxley birthdate = birth date|df=yes|1894|7|26 birthplace = Godalming, Surrey, England deathdate = death date and age|df=yes|1963|11|22|1894|7|26 deathplace = Los Angeles, California&#8230; …

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  • 80Ajanta Caves — Infobox World Heritage Site WHS = Ajanta Caves State Party = IND Type = Cultural Criteria = i, ii, iii, vi ID = 242 Region = Asia Pacific Year = 1983 Session = 7th Link = http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/242Ajanta Caves in Maharashtra, India are&#8230; …

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