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5921 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Jonah, Book of.3 (Matthew G. Easton)
… one argument is of sufficient importance to settle the whole question. No theories devised for the purpose of getting rid of difficulties can stand against …
5922 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Pentateuch.4 (Matthew G. Easton)
… the arguments on which its speculations are built are altogether untenable.
5923 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Pentateuch.9 (Matthew G. Easton)
… valid argument can be drawn from the silence of Scripture in such a case. An examination of the following texts, 1 Kings 2:9; 2 Kings 14:6; 2 Chronicles 23:18; 2 Chronicles …
5924 Easton's Bible Dictionary, p. Romans, Epistle to the.5 (Matthew G. Easton)
… treated argumentatively, and is a plea for Gentiles addressed to Jews. In the Epistle to the Galatians, the same subject is discussed, but there the apostle …
5925 Etymology dictionary, p. abduce (v.).2
… or argument, 1530s, from Latin abductus, past participle of abducere "to lead away, take away," also in figurative senses, from ab "off, away from" (see ab- ) + ducere "to …
5926 Etymology dictionary, p. abolition (n.).3
… or arguments to end American slavery itself, and after 1832 this was the usual sense of the word until the effort was accomplished by the 13th Amendment (1865 …
5927 Etymology dictionary, p. ad hominem.2
… an argument or appeal to the known preferences or principles of the person addressed, rather than to abstract truth or logic.
5928 Etymology dictionary, p. admit (v.).3
The sense of "concede in argument as valid or true" is recorded by early 15c. In Middle English the word sometimes also was amit, after Old French amettre, which was refashioned 15c. Related: Admitted; Admitting .
5929 Etymology dictionary, p. airtight (adj.).2
also air-tight, "impermeable to air," 1760, from air (n.1) + tight. Figurative sense of "incontrovertible" (of arguments, alibis, etc.) is from 1929.
5930 Etymology dictionary, p. analogy (n.).3
… , "an argument from the similarity of things in some ways inferring their similarity in others," c. 1600.
5931 Etymology dictionary, p. analytics (n.).2
… bad arguments," 1590s, from Latin analytica from Greek analytika, from stem of analyein "unloose, release, set free," from ana "up, back, throughout" (see ana- ) + lysis …
5932 Etymology dictionary, p. apodictic (adj.).2
… by argument, point out, prove," literally "to point away from" (other objects, at one), from apo "off, away" (see apo- ) + deiknynai "to show" (from PIE root *deik- "to show"). Related …
5933 Etymology dictionary, p. argue (v.).3
… in argument" is from late 14c. Related: Argued; arguing .
5934 Etymology dictionary, p. arguably (adv.).2
"as may be shown by argument," 1871, from arguable + -ly (2).
5935 Etymology dictionary, p. arguendo.2
"in the course of argument," 1817, courtroom Latin, from Medieval Latin ablative of arguendum, gerundive of arguere "to argue" (see argue ).
5936 Etymology dictionary, p. argufy (v.).2
"to argue for the sake of controversy, wrangle, worry with arguments," 1751, colloquial, from argue + -fy. Compare speechify .
5937 Etymology dictionary, p. argumentation (n.).1
argumentation (n.)
5938 Etymology dictionary, p. argumentation (n.).2
… (see argument ). The meaning "debate, wrangling, argument back and forth" is from 1530s.
5939 Etymology dictionary, p. argument (n.).1
argument (n.)
5940 Etymology dictionary, p. argument (n.).2
… French arguement "reasoning, opinion; accusation, charge" (13c.), from Latin argumentum "a logical argument; evidence, ground, support, proof," from arguere "make …