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121Religion (Philosophies of) — Philosophies of religion Marcel, Jaspers, Levinas William Desmond Gabriel Marcel (1889–1973), Karl Jaspers (1883–1969) and Emmanuel Levinas (1906–) seem like a mere aggregate of thinkers. Jaspers, a German thinker who coined the phrase Existenz… …
122literally — 1530s, in a literal sense, from LITERAL (Cf. literal) + LY (Cf. ly) (2). Erroneously used in reference to metaphors, hyperbole, etc., even by writers like Dryden and Pope, to indicate what follows must be taken in the strongest admissible sense… …
123literally — adverb in a literal manner or sense. ↘informal used for emphasis while not being actually true: we literally killed ourselves laughing. Usage In its standard use literally means ‘in a literal sense’. In recent years an extended use of literally… …
124literally — /ˈlɪtrəli/ (say litruhlee), /ˈlɪtərəli/ (say lituhruhlee) adverb 1. in a literal manner; word for word: to translate literally. 2. in the literal sense: parachutists dropping in, literally. 3. (an intensifier) a. (applied to a literal meaning):… …
125Framework interpretation (Genesis) — This article focuses on the views of certain Christian commentators and theologians. For a more general account of the topic, see Creation according to Genesis. For a canvass of some of the Jewish approaches, see Jewish views on evolution. The… …
126Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) — Infobox Buffyverse Character Spike Title=Spike First= School Hard (Buffy) Creator=Joss Whedon Name=William Status=Undead Kind=Vampire Affiliation= Initially the Scooby Gang, then later Team Angel. Powers= Besides the common powers and… …
127Philo of Alexandria — Philo Judæus † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philo Judæus Born about 25 B.C.. His family, of a sacerdotal line, was one of the most powerful of the populous Jewish colony of Alexandria. His brother Alexander Lysimachus was steward to… …
128bait — {{11}}bait (n.) food put on a hook or trap to lure prey, c.1300, from O.N. beita food, related to O.N. beit pasture, O.E. bat food, lit. to cause to bite (see BAIT (Cf. bait) (v.)). Figurative sense anything used as a lure is from c.1400. The… …
