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1dogmatism — n. 1. Positiveness of opinion, arrogance of assertion. 2. (Met.) Uncritical or naïve thinking, assumption of first principles, uncritical use of principles …
2positive — positiveness, n. /poz i tiv/, adj. 1. explicitly stated, stipulated, or expressed: a positive acceptance of the agreement. 2. admitting of no question: positive proof. 3. stated; express; emphatic: a positive denial. 4. confident in opinion or… …
3Luther, Martin — • Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Luther, Martin …
4Luther — Martin Luther † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546. His father, Hans, was a… …
5Martin Luther — Martin Luther † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546. His father, Hans, was a… …
6Biblical Chronology — Biblical Chronology † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Chronology Biblical chronology deals with the dates of the various events recorded in the Bible. It has to consider how far the Bible contains a chronology at all; to what extent… …
7conviction — con·vic·tion n 1: the act or process of convicting; also: the final judgment entered after a finding of guilt a prior conviction of murder would not overturn the conviction compare acquittal ◇ Jurisdictions differ as to what constitutes… …
8conviction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. belief, persuasion, faith, opinion, view; condemnation, sentence, penalty. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Belief] Syn. persuasion, confidence, view; see belief 1 , certainty 1 , faith 1 , 2 , opinion 1 . 2.… …
9Paolo Dal Pozzo Toscanelli — Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli Mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer, b. at Florence in 1397; d. there, 10 May, 1482. Toscanelli, who was one of the most distinguished scientists… …
10belief — /bi leef /, n. 1. something believed; an opinion or conviction: a belief that the earth is flat. 2. confidence in the truth or existence of something not immediately susceptible to rigorous proof: a statement unworthy of belief. 3. confidence;… …
