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61tropology — n. use of figurative language in speech and writing; written composition about figurative language; creating interpretations of Biblical texts that differ from the direct meaning of the text …
62ALLEGORY — ALLEGORY, a narrative in which the agents and the action, and sometimes the setting as well, are contrived not only to make sense in themselves, but also to signify a second correlated order of things, concepts, or events (Abrams). In the Bible A …
63Gospel of the Hebrews — Part of a series on Jewish Christianity …
64Istvan Kecskes — holds the position of Professor of Linguistics at the State University of New York, Albany, USA He is a specialist in pragmatics, second language acquisition and bilingualism. Kecskes made his name by being the first to demonstrate that foreign… …
65List of cognitive science topics — Cognitive science is usually defined as the scientific study either of mind or of intelligence (e.g. Luger 1994). Practically every formal introduction to cognitive science stresses that it is a highly interdisciplinary research area in which… …
66nonliteral — adjective (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech figurative language • Syn: ↑figurative • Ant: ↑literal (for: ↑figurative) • Similar to …
67Jennifer Hornsby — (born 1951) is a British philosopher with interests in the philosophies of mind, action, language, as well as feminist philosophy. She is currently a professor at the School of Philosophy, Birkbeck, University of London. She is well known for her …
68Prose poetry — This article refers to a poetic form. For the competitive speech event, see Prose Poetry. TOCrightProse poetry is usually considered a form of poetry written in prose that breaks some of the normal rules associated with prose discourse, for… …
69Computational creativity — (also known as artificial creativity, mechanical creativity or creative computation) is a multidisciplinary endeavour that is located at the intersection of the fields of artificial intelligence, cognitive psychology, philosophy, and the arts.… …
70Blessed Virgin — The Blessed Virgin Mary † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Virgin Mary The Blessed Virgin Mary is the mother of Jesus Christ, the mother of God. In general, the theology and history of Mary the …
