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21Persuaded — Persuade Per*suade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persuaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persuading}.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See {Per }, and {Suasion}.] 1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice,… …
22Persuading — Persuade Per*suade , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Persuaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Persuading}.] [L. persuadere, persuasum; per + suadere to advise, persuade: cf. F. persuader. See {Per }, and {Suasion}.] 1. To influence or gain over by argument, advice,… …
23Syllabus of Errors — The Syllabus of Errors ( la. Syllabus Errorum) was a document issued by Holy See under Pope Pius IX on December 8 1864, Feast of the Immaculate Conception, on the same day as the Pope s encyclical Quanta Cura . It was very controversial in its… …
24Lewis Page Mercier — Born 9 Jan 1820 Died 2 Nov 1875 Nationality British Education BA (Oxon) 1841, M.A. 1855 Occupation Chaplain of the Foundling Hospital, 1861 1873 …
25The Bridal Party — written by Fitzfan“The Bridal Party” (which was featured in the Saturday Evening Post, August 9, 1930) is a short story written by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Based on Ludlow Fowler’s brother’s, Powell Fowler, May 1930 Paris wedding, it is Fitzgerald’s… …
26objection — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. remonstrance, protest; drawback, criticism; barrier, obstacle; exception, protestation. See disapprobation, hindrance, dissent.Ant., acceptance, agreement. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The reason for… …
27protest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. objection, complaint, remonstrance, contradiction, disapproval, expostulation, protestation. v. t. object, remonstrate, complain, contradict, repudiate, default; declare (see affirmation). See dissent …
28remonstrance — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. protest, objection; reproof, expostulation. See dissuasion, disapprobation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. protest, complaint, rebuke, reproach; see objection 2 . III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The act of… …
29Advice — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Advice >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 advice advice counsel adhortation| Sgm: N 1 word to the wise word to the wise Sgm: N 1 suggestion suggestion submonition| recommendation advocacy Sgm: N 1 advisemement …
30remonstration — noun the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest • Syn: ↑expostulation, ↑remonstrance, ↑objection • Derivationally related forms: ↑object (for: ↑objection), ↑expostulate …
