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21philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
22avow — transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French avuer, avouer, from Latin advocare Date: 14th century 1. to declare assuredly < she avowed her innocence > 2. to declare openly, bluntly, and without shame …
23profess — /preuh fes /, v.t. 1. to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed extreme regret. 2. to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge: to profess one s satisfaction. 3. to affirm faith in or allegiance to (a religion,… …
24profess — I. v. a. 1. Avow, acknowledge, own, confess, declare, affirm, avouch, aver, allege, proclaim. 2. Pretend, lay claim to. II. v. n. Confess, declare openly …
25profess — pro•fess [[t]prəˈfɛs[/t]] v. t. 1) to lay claim to, often insincerely; pretend to: He professed regret[/ex] 2) to declare openly; announce or affirm: to profess one s satisfaction[/ex] 3) to affirm one s faith in (a religion, God, etc.) 4) to… …
26profess — /prəˈfɛs / (say pruh fes) verb (t) 1. to lay claim to (a feeling, etc.), often insincerely; pretend to: he professed extreme regret. 2. to declare openly; announce or affirm; avow or acknowledge: to profess one s satisfaction. 3. to affirm faith… …
27pro|fess — «pruh FEHS», transitive verb. 1. to claim to have; lay claim to; claim: »to profess innocence. He professed the greatest respect for the law. I don t profess to be an expert in chemistry. SYNONYM(S): assume, pretend. 2. to declare one s belief in …
28Avow — A*vow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avowed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avowing}.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See {Advocate}, {Avouch}.] 1. To… …
29Avowed — Avow A*vow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avowed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avowing}.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See {Advocate}, {Avouch}.] 1 …
30Avowing — Avow A*vow , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Avowed} (?); p. pr. & vb. n. {Avowing}.] [F. avouver, fr. L. advocare to call to (whence the meanings, to call upon as superior; recognize as lord, own, confess); ad + vocare to call. See {Advocate}, {Avouch}.] 1 …
