asseveration
51asseverate — transitive verb ( ated; ating) Etymology: Latin asseveratus, past participle of asseverare, from ad + severus severe Date: 1749 to affirm or declare positively or earnestly < he always asseverated that he did not know G. K. Chesterton > •… …
52Doppelgänger — For other uses, see Doppelgänger (disambiguation). In fiction and folklore, a doppelgänger (German double walker ) (pronounced [ˈdɔpəlˌgɛŋɐ] ( listen)) is a paranormal double of a living person, typically representing evil or misfortune. In… …
53Robert Lundy — For context see the Williamite war in Ireland and Jacobitism. Robert Lundy, (fl. 1689) (died 1717), was Governor of Derry during the Siege of Derry.Nothing is known of Lundy s parentage or early life; but he had seen service in the foreign wars… …
54Asseveriren — (v. lat.), betheuern; daher Asseveration, Betheuerung …
55asseverative — See asseveration. * * * …
56profession — professionless, n. /preuh fesh euhn/, n. 1. a vocation requiring knowledge of some department of learning or science: the profession of teaching. Cf. learned profession. 2. any vocation or business. 3. the body of persons engaged in an occupation …
57speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …
58St. Stephen — ♦ St. Stephen † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Stephen One of the first deacons ( see Deacons ) and the first Christian martyr; feast on 26 December. In the Acts of the Apostles the name of St. Stephen occurs for the first time on the… …
59affirm — af·firm /ə fərm/ vt 1: to assert as true or factual 2: to assert (as a judgment) as valid or confirmed affirm ed the lower court s ruling compare remand, reverse …
60declaration — dec·la·ra·tion n 1: the act of declaring declaration of dividends declaration of war 2 a: the first pleading in a common law action compare complaint …
