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  2. Peshat - Wikipedia

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    Peshat (also P'shat, פשט ‎) is one of the two classic methods of Jewish biblical exegesis, the other being Derash.While Peshat is commonly defined as referring to the surface or literal (direct) meaning of a text, [1] or "the plain literal meaning of the verse, the meaning which its author intended to convey", [2] numerous scholars and rabbis have debated this for centuries, giving Peshat ...

  3. Matthew 7:23 - Wikipedia

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    "Depart from me" is a phrase of renunciation to be used against those who have been expelled from the community. "You mean nothing to me" was an equivalent, if stronger, possible phrase. [ 5 ] The phrase translated as "you who work iniquity," literally means "you who break the law."

  4. Plain meaning rule - Wikipedia

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    The plain meaning rule, also known as the literal rule, is one of three rules of statutory construction traditionally applied by English courts. [1] The other two are the "mischief rule" and the "golden rule". The plain meaning rule dictates that statutes are to be interpreted using the ordinary meaning of the language of the statute.

  5. List of Latin phrases (E) - Wikipedia

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    Thus, "by definition" ex vita discedo, tanquam ex hospitio, non tanquam ex domo: I depart from life as from an inn, not as from home: Cicero, Cato Maior de Senectute (On Old Age) 23 ex vivo: out of or from life: Used in reference to the study or assay of living tissue in an artificial environment outside the living organism. ex voto: from the vow

  6. French leave - Wikipedia

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    A French leave, sometimes French exit, Irish goodbye or Irish exit, is a departure from a location or event without informing others or without seeking approval. [1] Examples include relatively innocuous acts such as leaving a party without bidding farewell in order to avoid disturbing or upsetting the host, or more problematic acts such as a ...

  7. Department of Government Efficiency - Wikipedia

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    Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) [note 1] is a proposed presidential advisory commission in the United States. The title is the popularly used moniker of the concept and does not currently represent the official name of the commission.

  8. The Embarkation for Cythera - Wikipedia

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    The Embarkation for Cythera (Louvre version): Many commentators note that it depicts a departure from the island of Cythera, the birthplace of Venus, thus symbolizing the temporary nature of human happiness. The Embarkation for Cythera ("L'embarquement pour Cythère") is a painting by the French painter Jean-Antoine Watteau.

  9. Open-jaw ticket - Wikipedia

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    For example, depart London to New York, but on the return trip fly from Philadelphia to London. Origin open-jaw, where the passenger leaves from one city to another but returns to a different place. For example, flying from London to New York, but returning from New York to Manchester. Double open-jaw, where two totally separate fares exist ...