lay down beforehand

  • 1To set down — Set Set (s[e^]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Set}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Setting}.] [OE. setten, AS. setton; akin to OS. settian, OFries. setta, D. zetten, OHG. sezzen, G. setzen, Icel. setja, Sw. s[ a]tta, Dan. s?tte, Goth. satjan; causative from the root… …

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  • 2English Post-Reformation Oaths —     English Post Reformation Oaths     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► English Post Reformation Oaths     The English Reformation having been imposed by the Crown, it was natural that submission to the essential points of its formularies should have… …

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  • 3Forelay — Fore*lay , v. t. 1. To lay down beforehand. [1913 Webster] These grounds being forelaid and understood. Mede. [1913 Webster] 2. To waylay. See {Forlay}. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] …

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  • 4premise — I. v. a. Preface, lay down beforehand, state at the outset, set forth at the beginning, explain previously. II. v. n. Begin, enter upon the subject, open, set out. III. n. 1. Antecedent, proposition, ground, argument, support. 2. [Only in pl.]… …

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  • 5prescribe — To lay down beforehand as a rule of action; to ordain, appoint, define authoritatively. To impose as a peremptory order; to dictate, appoint, direct, ordain. Sevier v Riley, 198 Cal 170, 175, 244 P 323. To give law. State v Seattle Nat. Bank, 130 …

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  • 6biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 7Spades — For other uses, see Spade (disambiguation). Origin United States Alternative name(s) Call Bridge Type Trick taking …

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  • 8Apostasy in Christianity — Judas betrays Jesus with a kiss. Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve Apostles, became an apostate.[1] Apostasy in Christianity refers to the rejection of Christianity by someone who formerly was a Christian. The term apostasy comes from the Greek… …

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  • 9payment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of paying Nouns 1. payment, defrayment; discharge, remission; acquittance, quittance; settlement, clearance, liquidation, satisfaction, reckoning, arrangement, restitution, repayment, reimbursement;… …

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  • 10TAKKANOT — (Heb. תַּקָּנוֹת pl.; sing. תַּקָּנָה). This article is arranged according to the following outline: definition and substance legislation in the halakhah nature of halakhic legislation rules of legislation role of the public annulment of takkanot …

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