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101Christian mortalism — incorporates the belief that the human soul is not naturally immortal,[1][2][3][4][5] and the belief that the soul is uncomprehending during the time between bodily death and Judgment Day resurrection …
102Lemony Snicket bibliography — The following is a list of the works of Lemony Snicket, the nome de plume of American author Daniel Handler (born 1970). Snicket has penned a total of 22 works of fiction, and at least three additional works have been officially released in… …
103Phone-sync — double ender redirects here. For the ship with propulsion systems and helms at both ends, see ship. A phone sync (also known as a tape sync, a simul rec, or a double ender) was a technique used to conduct televised interviews over long distances… …
104platitude — noun absence of meaning, banality, cliche, commonplace expression, commonplace idea, commonplace phrase, dearth of ideas, dull comment, flat saying, hackneyed expression, hackneyed idea, hackneyed phrase, hackneyed saying, inanity, insipid remark …
105Enlightenment (The Scottish) — The Scottish Enlightenment M.A.Stewart INTRODUCTION The term ‘Scottish Enlightenment’ is used to characterize a hundred years of intellectual and cultural endeavour that started around the second decade of the eighteenth century. Our knowledge of …
106truism — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. platitude. See maxim, unmeaningness. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. commonplace, self evident truth, adage; see cliché , motto , proverb . See Synonym Study at cliché . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …
107banality — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. commonplace, platitude, trite phrase; see cliché . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. cliche, platitude, triteness, commonplace, bromide. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A trite expression or idea: bromide, cliché,… …
108banal — (adj.) trite, commonplace, 1840, from Fr. banal, belonging to a manor, common, hackneyed, commonplace, from O.Fr. banel communal (13c.), from ban decree; legal control; announcement; authorization; payment for use of a communal oven, mill, etc.… …
109platitude — [plat′ə to͞od΄, plat′ətyo͞od΄] n. [Fr < OFr plat, flat (see PLATE), infl. by latitude, rectitude] 1. a commonplace, flat, or dull quality, as in speech or writing 2. a commonplace or trite remark, esp. one uttered as if it were fresh or… …
110banality — noun a trite or obvious remark • Syn: ↑platitude, ↑cliche, ↑commonplace, ↑bromide • Derivationally related forms: ↑commonplace (for: ↑commonplace), ↑ …
