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71Christianity in the 16th century — Main articles: Protestant Reformation and Counter Reformation See also: Christianity in the 15th century and Christianity in the 17th century Contents 1 Age of Discovery (1492–1769) 2 Protestant Reformation (1521–1579) …
72Hermeneutics — Gadamer and Ricoeur G.B.Madison THE HISTORICAL BACKGROUND: ROMANTIC HERMENEUTICS Although the term ‘hermeneutics’ (hermeneutica) is, in its current usage, of early modern origin,1 the practice it refers to is as old as western civilization itself …
73avow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. declare, confess; assert. See affirmation, disclosure. Ant., disclaim, repudiate. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. declare, assert, profess, admit; see declare 1 . See Synonym Study at admit . III (Roget s 3… …
74claim — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. ask, demand, requisition, require; lay claim to; informal, contend, allege, assert. n. demand, requisition, requirement, prerogative; lien, hold; plea, counterclaim; title. See affirmation, command …
75confirm — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. establish, strengthen; ratify, validate, approve, endorse; verify, substantiate, prove, corroborate. See assent, strength, evidence, demonstration. Ant., cancel, contradict. II (Roget s IV) v. 1.… …
76contend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. struggle (see contention); dispute, debate (see discord); maintain, assert, argue, hold, allege. See affirmation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. contest, battle, dispute; see fight 2 , quarrel . III… …
77say — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. speak, tell, declare, state, aver, affirm, mention, allege, recite; decide. See speech, affirmation. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. tell, speak, relate, state, announce, remark, pronounce, declare, state… …
78state — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. condition, shape (inf.), kilter (inf.), category, estate, lot, makeup (inf.); case, mood, disposition, temper; pickle, contretemps, quandary, dilemma, plight; aspect, appearance; constitution,… …
79argue — I (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To endeavor to convince] Syn. plead, appeal, assert, maintain, claim, hold, explain, justify, elucidate, present, show, support, reason with, dispute, contend, oppose, demonstrate, establish, join issue, make a case for, put …
80declare — de•clare [[t]dɪˈklɛər[/t]] v. clared, clar•ing 1) to make known; state clearly, esp. in explicit or formal terms 2) to announce officially; proclaim 3) to state emphatically 4) to reveal; indicate 5) to make due statement of (goods for duty,… …
