pithy+saying
101Lincoln, Abraham — born Feb. 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Ky., U.S. died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C. 16th president of the U.S. (1861–65). Born in a Kentucky log cabin, he moved to Indiana in 1816 and to Illinois in 1830. After working as a storekeeper, a rail… …
102Two by Twos — Prominent early preachers (left to right): William Gill, William Irvine, and George Walker Classification Protestant Polity Episcopal Geographical areas …
103Bacon (Francis) and man’s two-faced kingdom — Francis Bacon and man’s two faced kingdom Antonio Pérez Ramos Two closely related but distinct tenets about Bacon’s philosophy have been all but rejected by contemporary historiography. The first is Bacon’s attachment to the so called British… …
104saw — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. proverb, maxim; blade, handsaw, hacksaw, ripsaw, etc.; serration. See sharpness. v. t. cut, kerf; scratch, scrape, rasp, grate. See disjunction, friction. II (Roget s IV) n. Types of saws include:… …
105aphorism — n proverb, apothegm, gnome, mot, adage, epigram, Archaic. word, Archaic. sentence; saw, pithy statement, sententious saying, saying; axiom, maxim, precept, dictum; epigram, witticism, Fr. jeu d esprit. quip, Atticism; rule, golden rule, motto,… …
106maxim — n 1. aphorism, proverb, apothegm, gnome, mot, adage, Archaic. word, Archaic. sentence; saw, pithy statement, sententious saying, saying; axiom, precept, prescript, dictum; epigram, witticism, Fr. jeu d esprit. quip, Atticism; cliché , hackneyed… …
107precept — n 1. canon, rubric, guideline, working principle, guiding principle; unwritten law, common law, lex non scripta; ethical code, code of honor, corpus juris, code; ordinance, decree, edict, Law. writ, rescript, assize; dictate, dictum, order,… …
108proverb — n maxim, aphorism, apothegm, gnome, adage, Archaic. word, Archaic. sentence; saw, pithy statement, sententious saying, saying; axiom, precept, prescript, dictum, moral; epigram, witticism, Fr. jeu d esprit. quip, Atticism; clichd, hackneyed… …
109ep|i|gram — «EHP uh gram», noun. 1. a short, pointed, or witty saying. Examples: “Speech is silver, but silence is golden.” “The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it” (Oscar Wilde). 2. a short poem ending in a witty or clever, and often a… …
110BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …
