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  • 81Hermeneutics — 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 …

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  • 82recrimination, accusation — This is a pair of cause and effect words. An accusation is a charge of wrongdoing, the act of asserting that someone is guilty: The prosecuting attorney has decided upon an accusation of murder. A recrimination is a countercharge, an accusation… …

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  • 83answer — Synonyms and related words: Agnus Dei, Benedicite, ESP, Gloria, Gloria Patri, Gloria in Excelsis, Introit, Magnificat, Miserere, Nunc Dimittis, Parthian shot, Te Deum, Trisagion, Vedic hymn, accomplishment, accord, acknowledge, acknowledgment,… …

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  • 84confute — Synonyms and related words: answer, answer conclusively, antagonize, argue down, be antipathetic, be inimical, beat against, break, clash, collide, conflict, conflict with, confound, contradict, contrapose, contravene, controvert, counter,… …

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  • 85counterclaim — Synonyms and related words: confutation, confute, contraremonstrance, counteraccusation, counterblast, countercharge, counterdemand, counterreply, counterstatement, defense, make a rebuttal, rebut, rebuttal, rebutter, refutation, refute, rejoin,… …

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  • 86counterstatement — Synonyms and related words: answer, argument, confutation, contraremonstrance, counteraccusation, counterblast, countercharge, counterclaim, counterreply, defense, demurrer, denial, exception, objection, plea, pleading, rebuttal, rebutter,… …

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  • 87defense — Synonyms and related words: aegis, answer, apologetic, apologetics, apologia, apology, arch dam, argument, argumentation, armament, armor, arms, backfire, backstop, bamboo curtain, bank, bar, barrage, barrier, bear trap dam, beaver dam, bicker,… …

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  • 88rebut — Synonyms and related words: advocate, allege in support, answer, answer conclusively, argue down, argue for, assert, be contrary to, belie, blow sky high, break, call into question, challenge, champion, confound, confute, contend for, contest,… …

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  • 89rebuttal — Synonyms and related words: answer, argument, bucking, challenge, comeback, complete answer, confounding, confutation, contention, contradiction, contraposition, contraremonstrance, contravention, contraversion, controversion, counteraccusation,… …

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  • 90refutation — Synonyms and related words: abjuration, abjurement, abrogation, absolute contradiction, annulment, answer, argument, argumentum, case, complete answer, confounding, confutation, cons, consideration, contradiction, contraremonstrance, contrary… …

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