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51take as read — /red/ 1. To presume 2. To understand to be, and accept as, true • • • Main Entry: ↑read * * * take (something) as read Brit : to accept or assume that something is true and does not need to be proved You can take it as read [=you can be sure]… …
52Aufklärung (The German) and British philosophy — The German Aufklärung and British philosophy Manfred Kuehn INTRODUCTION The German Enlightenment was not an isolated phenomenon.1 It was closely connected with developments in other European countries and in North America. Like the thinkers in… …
53deny — deny, gainsay, contradict, negative, traverse, impugn, contravene are comparable as meaning, when they refer to an act, to declare something untrue, untenable, or unworthy of consideration or, when they refer to a condition, to go counter to what …
54receive — re•ceive [[t]rɪˈsiv[/t]] v. ceived, ceiv•ing 1) to take into one s possession (something offered or delivered): to receive gifts[/ex] 2) to have (something) bestowed, conferred, etc.: received an honorary degree[/ex] 3) to have delivered or… …
55Monism — is any philosophical view which holds that there is unity in a given field of inquiry. Accordingly, some philosophers may hold that the universe is one rather than dualistic or pluralistic. Monisms may be theologically syncretic by proposing that …
56Latin American literature — Introduction the national literatures of the Spanish speaking countries of the Western Hemisphere. Historically, it also includes the literary expression of the highly developed American Indian civilizations conquered by the Spaniards. Over …
57Ida B. Wells-Barnett: Lynching and the Excuse for It (1901) — ▪ Primary Source In the twenty years after 1885 there were more lynchings in the United States than legal executions. The great majority of victims were African Americans, who, after a brief period of political power in the South during… …
58Valid Bishops — Since the time of the Apostles and the writing of the New Testament, the office of Bishop has generally been recognized as the supreme teaching and governing force of the Christian Church. Although languages use different terms, especially from… …
59Richard Alldridge — (1815 05 03 – 1896 02 14) was a Latter day Saint hymnwritter who wrote two hymns in the 1985 English edition of the hymnal of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. These are Lord Accept Our True Devotion and We ll Sing All Hail To… …
60understand — /un deuhr stand /, v., understood, understanding. v.t. 1. to perceive the meaning of; grasp the idea of; comprehend: to understand Spanish; I didn t understand your question. 2. to be thoroughly familiar with; apprehend clearly the character,… …
