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  2. Aletheia - Wikipedia

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    A painting that reveals (aletheia) a whole world.Heidegger mentions this particular work of Van Gogh's (Pair of Shoes, 1895) in The Origin of the Work of Art.In the early to mid 20th-century, Martin Heidegger brought renewed attention to the concept of aletheia, by relating it to the notion of disclosure, or the way in which things appear as entities in the world.

  3. Seven virtues - Wikipedia

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    The Seven Virtues are a set of moral principles that include chastity, temperance, charity, diligence, patience, kindness, and humility.

  4. Tripartite (theology) - Wikipedia

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    In this passage, the Apostle Paul divides men into three categories based on their responses to apostolic teaching: those who are spiritual (pneumatikos, 2.13, 15; 3.1), those who are soulish (psychikós; 2.14) and the Corinthians who are carnal (sarkivós; 3.1, 3). Each is driven or controlled by some aspect of their being, whether the spirit ...

  5. List of common false etymologies of English words - Wikipedia

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    Fuck: The word "fuck" did not originate as an acronym of "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", either as a sign posted above adulterers in the stocks, or as a criminal charge against members of the British Armed Forces; nor did it originate during the 15th-century Battle of Agincourt as a corruption of "pluck yew" (an idiom falsely attributed to the ...

  6. List of common misconceptions - Wikipedia

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    Proposed acronyms include "fornicating under consent of king" or "for unlawful carnal knowledge", used as a sign posted above adulterers in the stocks. Nor did it originate as a corruption of "pluck yew" (an idiom falsely attributed to the English for drawing a longbow).

  7. Contronym - Wikipedia

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    Hindi: कल and Urdu: کل (kal) may mean either "yesterday" or "tomorrow" (disambiguated by the verb in the sentence).; Icelandic: fram eftir can mean "toward the sea" or "away from the sea" depending on dialect.

  8. Omnism - Wikipedia

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    Omnism is the belief in all religions. [1] [2] Those who hold this belief are called omnists.In recent years, the term has been resurfacing due to the interest of modern-day self-described omnists who have rediscovered and begun to redefine the term.

  9. Apophatic theology - Wikipedia

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    He goes on to advocate refilling the mind with the truth about God, untainted by mythology, bad analogies or false mind-pictures. [ 102 ] The mid-20th century Dutch philosopher Herman Dooyeweerd , who is often associated with a neo-Calvinistic tradition, provides a philosophical foundation for understanding the impossibility of absolutely ...