Controversial
61Origen — Controversial Alexandrian theologian. His ideas, some of them as basic to Christian theology (q.v.) as that of homoousios (q.v.), continued to have a powerful impact on Christian thinkers for centuries after his death in 254. Among those ideas …
62Photios — Controversial patriarch of Constantinople (qq.v.) from 858 867, and again from 877 886. The controversy began when he was made patriarch in 858 while still a layman. The deposed Ignatios (q.v.) garnered much sympathy, including the support of… …
63Computer Decency Act — controversial amendment in the United States which would result in censorship of the Internet …
64Guns N' Roses — controversial American band which was started in the late 80 s and plays heavy rock music …
65in dispute — controversial, contended …
66out of consensus — controversial, not of a majority opinion, sensitive …
67PhyloCode — Controversial set of rules governing phylogenetic nomenclature, designed to name the parts of the tree of life by explicit reference to phylogeny (PhyloCode, 2009) …
68You Lie! — Controversial accusation by Representative Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, that interrupted Barack Obama’s speech on health care reform. According to The Times: “[Wilson s] eruption in response to Mr. Obama’s statement that Democratic… …
69controversialist — controversial ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing or likely to cause controversy. DERIVATIVES controversialist noun controversially adverb …
70controversially — controversial ► ADJECTIVE ▪ causing or likely to cause controversy. DERIVATIVES controversialist noun controversially adverb …