129 Verbs to Use for the Word interpretations

He then gives political allegorical interpretations of the myths of Briareus and of the Centaur and suddenly adds: "Nevertheless in many the like incounters, I doe rather think that the fable was first and the exposition devised than that the Morall was first and thereupon the fable framed."

His conduct would bear that interpretation if she had happened to be guilty.

Unfortunately a section of the British public accepted the latter interpretation.

But the second condition mentioned above received different interpretations.

He sighed unconsciously, and went on: "Crewe has become acquainted with my intended departure and has placed his own interpretation on it.

Just as they have popular poetry, and the popular wisdom of proverbs, so they must have popular metaphysics too: for mankind absolutely needs an interpretation of life; and this, again, must be suited to popular comprehension.

It is refreshing to turn from these shallow, distorted constructions and servile cringings, to the high bearing of other southern men in other times; men, who in their character of legislators and lawyers, disdained to accommodate their interpretations of constitutions and charters to geographical lines, or to bend them to the purposes of a political canvass.

I found it was in French, by some words which she was obliged to repeat over and over, before, not perfectly understanding the language, she could be able to find a proper interpretation of.

We are still continually being understood to say what we never meant to say: we are forever putting our private interpretation on the words of other men.

WOODSIDE, FREDA S. Style in singing and song interpretation.

It is only proposed that the senate should confirm that interpretation of the act which has been almost universally received; that they should do what can produce no disturbance, because it will make no alterations; but may prevent them, because it may prevent any attempts of innovation, or diversity of opinions.

When the knowledge of the Greek and Hebrew was rare and imperfect, and it was impossible to throw light by means of learning and science on the texts of Scripture, it was well to follow the interpretation of such a great light as Augustine, and assume his dogmas as certainties, since they could not then be controverted; and thus from them construct a system of belief which would confirm the faith.

No greater proof of such adherence need be required than their refusal to repeal those obnoxious decrees (passed in the months of November and December, 1792,) which created so general and so just an alarm throughout Europe, and which excited the reprobation even of that party in England, which was willing to admit the equivocal interpretation given to them by the Executive Council of the day.

If preachers bring out the interpretations and phraseology which were current a hundred years ago, people must of necessity say, "Oh, please do not give us that, we do not like such doctrinal preaching."

Much less shall I agree to support their interpretation by a new law; or establish, by an act of the legislature, a kind of oppression, for which, however tacitly submitted to, nothing could be pleaded hitherto but custom.

"I thank you," replied the other, "for having so clearly and coherently explained this to meto whom, as a full-grown man, the three dispositions of mind are not new; and when I recall, that you teach the children these high truths, first through material symbols, then through a certain symbolic analogy, and finally develop in them the highest interpretation, I must needs highly approve of it.

Your colours to an understanding Lover carry the interpretation of the hart as plainely as wee express our meaning one to another in Characters.

What she said did, indeed, offer a quasi-interpretation of my own series of abominable sensationsstrife, agony, pity, hate, escapebut so far-fetched that only the deep conviction in her voice and attitude made it tolerable for a second even.

I should be inclined to adopt an interpretation of the unusual phrase [Greek: hárpagmon] somewhat different both from the Socinian and the Church version:"who being in the form of God did not 'think equality with God a thing to be seized with violence', but made, &c." Ib.

Reason, not less than Christian loyalty and Christian charity, requires the fairest interpretation of their acts, and it may be of their hesitation,the utmost consideration of their difficulties.

Here also he wrote several papers respecting the true interpretation of certain passages in Virgil, which were published in the 'Evening Post.'

He was always in the position of being able to repudiate the interpretation which others might place upon his declarations of principle.

The inconveniences resulting from this new constitutional doctrine proved, however, of so serious a practical nature that the Czar eventually, in July, 1909, issued a declaration that "the gracious expressions in the preamble to the Landlord and Tenant Law concerning the invalidity of the decisions of a dissolved Diet do not constitute an interpretation of the constitutional law and shall not in the future be binding in law.

Charles E. Stuart, of Michigan, tried vainly to obtain the liberal interpretation, that this meant "two-thirds of the votes given," but Chairman Cushing ruled remorselessly against him, and at the instance of John B. Howard, of Tennessee, the convention voted (141 to 112) that no person should be declared nominated who did not receive two-thirds of all the votes the full convention was entitled to cast.

I have indeed heard this interpretation from high Trinitarians; which indicates to me how dead is their moral sense in everything which concerns the conduct of Jesus.

129 Verbs to Use for the Word  interpretations