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91Luther — 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… …
92Martin 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… …
93scrupulously — adverb /ˈskruːpjʊləsli/ In a careful manner, with scruple; done with careful attention to detail. Syn: carefully, conscientiously, meticulously See Also: scruple, scrupulous …
94demur — 1. verb /dɪˈmɜː/ a) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp. Nicols? b) To scruple… …
95qualm — noun /kwɑm/ a) A sickly feeling of being ill at ease; sudden queasiness. b) A prick of the conscience, moral scruple. Syn …
96doubt — I (indecision) noun ambiguity, anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, confusion, dubitatio, dubito, faltering, feeling of uncertainty, hesitancy, improbability, inability to decide, incertitude, indefiniteness, indeterminateness,… …
97hesitation — I noun caution, cunctatio, delay, diffidence, doubt, dubiety, dubitatio, dubitation, equivocation, faltering, fluctuation, haesitatio, hesitancy, holding back, incertitude, indecision, irresolution, nervousness, oscillation, overcaution, qualm,… …
98qualm — I noun anxiety, apprehension, apprehensiveness, compunction, concern, diffidence, disquiet, distrust, doubt, doubtfulness, dubiety, dubiousness, equivocalness, feeling of uncertainty, foreboding, hesitance, hesitancy, hesitation, incertitude,… …
99apothecaries' weight — n a system of weights used chiefly by pharmacists in compounding medical prescriptions that include the pound of 12 ounces, the dram of 60 grains, and the scruple * * * a system of weights used in compounding prescriptions, based on the grain (64 …
100compunction — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. regret, remorse; scruple, twinge. See penitence, doubt. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A sense of guilt or remorse] Syn. remorse, contrition, shame; see regret 1 , repentance , shame 2 . 2. [A twinge of… …
