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121dogma — c.1600 (in plural dogmata), from L. dogma philosophical tenet, from Gk. dogma (gen. dogmatos) opinion, tenet, lit. that which one thinks is true, from dokein to seem good, think (see DECENT (Cf. decent)). Treated in 17c. 18c. as a Greek word in… …
122doxology — (n.) hymn of praise, 1640s, from M.L. doxologia, from Ecclesiastical Gk. doxologia praise, glory, from doxologos praising, glorifying, from doxa glory, praise (from dokein to seem good; see DECENT (Cf. decent)) + logos a speaking (see …
123synecdoche — (n.) late 14c., part for whole or vice versa, from M.L. synodoche, from L.L. synecdoche, from Gk. synekdokhe, lit. a receiving together or jointly, from synekdekhesthai supply a thought or word, take with something else, from syn with + ek out +… …
124pull\ one's\ punches — v. phr. informal 1. Not to hit as hard as you can. Jimmy pulled his punches and let Paul win the boxing match. 2. To hide unpleasant facts or make them seem good. Usually used in the negative. The mayor spoke bluntly; he didn t pull any punches.… …
125fact — [[t]fæ̱kt[/t]] ♦ facts 1) PHRASE: prep PHR cl, v PHR cl You use the fact that after some verbs or prepositions, especially in expressions such as in view of the fact that, apart from the fact that, and despite the fact that, to link the verb or… …
126glorify — [[t]glɔ͟ːrɪfaɪ[/t]] glorifies, glorifying, glorified 1) VERB To glorify something means to praise it or make it seem good or special, usually when it is not. [V n] This magazine in no way glorifies gangs. [V n] ...the banning of songs glorifying… …
127dogma — [ dɒgmə] noun a principle or set of principles laid down by an authority as incontrovertible. Origin C16: via late L. from Gk dogma opinion , from dokein seem good, think …
128go with — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms go with : present tense I/you/we/they go with he/she/it goes with present participle going with past tense went with past participle gone with 1) a) go with something to be provided or offered together with… …
