to lay stress on
61normative ethics — ▪ philosophy that part of moral philosophy, or ethics, concerned with criteria of what is morally right and wrong. It includes the formulation of moral rules that have direct implications for what human actions, institutions, and ways of… …
62Aesthetics — Æsthetics † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Æsthetics Æsthetics may be defined as a systematic training to right thinking and right feeling in matters of art, and is made a part of philosophy by A.G. Baumgarten. Its domain, according to Wolff …
63Peter Abelard — Peter Abelard † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Peter Abelard Dialectician, philosopher, and theologian, born 1079; died 1142. Peter Abelard (also spelled Abeillard, Abailard, etc., while the best manuscripts have Abaelardus) was born in the… …
64insist — I verb accent, accentuate, argue, be obstinate, be peremptory, be resolute, bid, brook no denial, command, contend, demand, dictate, efflagitare, emphasize, enforce, enjoin, exact, exert pressure, exhort, exposcere, force upon, importune, impose …
65Importance — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Importance >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 importance importance consequence moment prominence consideration mark materialness GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 import import significance concern …
66accent — I. n. 1. Intonation, cadence, tone, modulation of voice. 2. Stress (on a certain syllable), ictus, cadence, tone, beat. II. v. a. Accentuate, lay stress upon, pronounce with accent, put the ictus on …
67emphasize — verb the profile emphasizes Orgento s dedication to feeding the hungry Syn: stress, underline, highlight, focus attention on, point up, lay stress on, draw attention to, spotlight, foreground, play up, make a point of; bring to the fore, insist… …
68accentuate — v stress, emphasize, lay stress or emphasis upon, give emphasis to, punctuate; underline, underscore, italicize, point up, call attention to; feature, highlight, spotlight, give prominence to; intensify, strengthen, deepen, heighten …
69emphasize — v 1. stress, lay stress or emphasis on, give emphasis to, punctuate, accent; underline, underscore, point up, italicize, call attention to, mark, bring home, press home; feature, highlight, spotlight, play up, give prominence to, bring to the… …
70highlight — v 1. feature, spotlight, play up, set off, give prominence to, bring to the fore, bring into relief, Inf. headline; emphasize, stress, lay stress or emphasis upon, give emphasis to, punctuate, accent, accentuate; underscore, underline, italicize …
