Sentences with phrase «word meanings and purpose»

With adequate fluency, a reader can focus the majority of mental energy on the word meanings and purpose of the entire text.

Not exact matches

Yet the early Church itself, when it departed from biblical idiom at the Council of Nicea and used for theological purposes a non-biblical word, homo - ousion, as the guarantor of true biblical meaning, gave Christians in later days a charter for translation — provided always that it is the gospel, its setting and its significance, that we are translating, and not some bright and novel ideas of our own.

If you are debating ideas with someone else and you allow the other person to arbitrarily redefine words to mean whatever he feels suits his purposes, then you've given him the opportunity to use almost any type of sophistry he wishes to use.

If it is true, as Holloway argues, that the very foundations of matter and the identity of human nature are aligned upon the coming of the Word made flesh, then a society which is uncertain about the existence of God and whether Man has any meaning or purpose must be subject to crisis, alienation and chaos even more inevitably than CiV is able to show.

Hence, we speak of sexual ecstasy — a word that means precisely standing outside oneself, outside one's own will and purpose.

In other words, one of the primary purposes of John is to impregnate the terms «Christ» and «Son of God» with new meaning and significance that can not be used of any other human throughout history.

We speak of «last» meaning end or purpose (for this the New Testament often used the word telos); and of «last» meaning completion, like the last act of a drama.

The fact that our word «end» has two meanings, that of «conclusion» and that of «purpose», is useful in helping us to see how the myth of the end is relevant to what is going on in the present.

Undergirding the Preacher's words is the faith that vanity, the absence of meaning, the «striving after wind» (1:14,17, and repeatedly), and all frustration and vexation (2: 23) are resolved in the life and purpose (one might almost but not quite say «the love») of God.

In our words and in our living witness we must proclaim him as Messiah, the one for whom and in whom all things find their meaning and purpose; as Saviour and Redeemer, whose mission is to unite and reconcile wayward humanity with our heavenly Father; as the Son in whom each one of us is adopted as a child of our heavenly Father and heir with him to the communion of the Blessed Trinity.

What a tragic and agonizing irony that instructions once delivered for the purpose of avoiding needless offense are now invoked in ways that needlessly offend, that words once meant to help draw people to the gospel now repel them!

But on the other, the lack of consensus regarding the content of this «good news» we're supposed to be sharing with the world makes me wonder if we're missing something important about the original meaning and purpose of the word «gospel.»

The meaning of scripture can be twisted to serve the purposes of men so we must do everything that we can to ensure that the «Good Words» that are taught are the actual words of Yehoshua rather than the selected words of Paul and the Old Testament that form the basis of discrimination against women, racial minorities, homosexuals, and «different» religions (including atheWords» that are taught are the actual words of Yehoshua rather than the selected words of Paul and the Old Testament that form the basis of discrimination against women, racial minorities, homosexuals, and «different» religions (including athewords of Yehoshua rather than the selected words of Paul and the Old Testament that form the basis of discrimination against women, racial minorities, homosexuals, and «different» religions (including athewords of Paul and the Old Testament that form the basis of discrimination against women, racial minorities, homosexuals, and «different» religions (including atheism).

The purpose of all of these religious messages is to make the spiritual assertion that our lives are devoid of security, truth, and meaning unless and until we become a part of God — in other words, until we become part of that which is really real.

And even more fundamentally, if we are bearers of inviolable dignity and a basic right to life in virtue of our humanity, and not in virtue of accidental qualities such as age, or size, or stage of development or condition of dependency --- if, in other words, we believe in the fundamental equality of human beings --- how can a right to abortion (where «abortion» means performing an act whose purpose is to cause fetal death) be defended at aAnd even more fundamentally, if we are bearers of inviolable dignity and a basic right to life in virtue of our humanity, and not in virtue of accidental qualities such as age, or size, or stage of development or condition of dependency --- if, in other words, we believe in the fundamental equality of human beings --- how can a right to abortion (where «abortion» means performing an act whose purpose is to cause fetal death) be defended at aand a basic right to life in virtue of our humanity, and not in virtue of accidental qualities such as age, or size, or stage of development or condition of dependency --- if, in other words, we believe in the fundamental equality of human beings --- how can a right to abortion (where «abortion» means performing an act whose purpose is to cause fetal death) be defended at aand not in virtue of accidental qualities such as age, or size, or stage of development or condition of dependency --- if, in other words, we believe in the fundamental equality of human beings --- how can a right to abortion (where «abortion» means performing an act whose purpose is to cause fetal death) be defended at all?

What is meant by these words, and what consequence can be drawn for our purpose?

But let's remember folks, the Holy Bible is God's word, Spirit inspired, and it's messages should neither be «construed» to fit an «agenda,» nor overlooked for the simplicity of their intended meaning / purpose.

Every facet and every phase of creation builds up to a meaning and a purpose which is fully revealed and fully realised in Jesus Christ, the Word made Flesh.

Note also in the reading that this is the word, it is what God said to Moses; that the quality of divine compassion and mercy and grace here comes through as it has not previously in Exodus; that this is a recital of faith in the nature and purpose of God (see the emphasis upon the divine «I,» even more pronounced in Hebrew, and compare the same feature in Joshua 24); and that all of this is an expansion of the single, simple, eloquent theme which opens and closes the recital: «I am the LORD,» conveying in the very name all the essential meaning of the divine Life.

All of the strata of tradition show an awareness that «chosenness» is God's Word and that the Word means service - Israel is chosen by God to serve his inescapably universal purposes.

By «truth» is meant at least that in the Word, become flesh in a man Who was born and lived in a particular time and in a cultural environment and religious heritage which He reflected, we are given an authentic and sufficient view of the nature and purpose of the universe and are enabled to call God «Father.»

[5] He takes «soul», psuche, to signify whatever it may be that distinguishes a living thing from something non-living or inanimate (our word «inanimate» in fact means «soul-less») and enables it to see and hear, to move or stay motionless on purpose, even to perform such biological functions as digestion and reproduction.

At the word of the God he casts his net as if to catch the idea of purpose; for nature herself finds many means of frightening the inquirer, and distracts him by many a digression.

«The rulings just referred to establish the proposition that the fact that a word or expression has a geographical meaning does not prevent its appropriation as a trade - mark or as the designation of a manufacturer's or dealer's product, when it is so used as not to have a geographical or descriptive signification, nor make legally impossible the assertion in good faith of a claim of exclusive right to use such word or expression for a non-geographical and non-descriptive purpose, even though such use may result or have resulted in its acquiring a new meaning or new meanings separate and distinct from the one it had before.»

Although many will suggest that Robson has a personal vendetta of sorts aimed squarely at the Grinch who stole soccer, that doesn't make his words any less truthful... such tactics are nothing new... in the U.S.this business practice has become so common that even the players regularly use the media to manipulate public opinion (LeBron James did likewise to rally public support for himself and away from his teammate, Kyrie Irving, who has asked to be traded)... whether for contract leverage or to rally support for or against certain players, this strategy can be incredibly effective at times, but when it misses the mark it can be dangerously divisive... for a close - to - the - vest team like Arsenal to use such nefarious means to manufacture a wedge between the fans and it's best player (again), is absolutely despicable... for the sanctimonious higher - ups who demand that it's players adhere to a certain protocol regarding information deemed «in house» or else to intentionally spread «fake» news or to provide certain outlets with privileged information for such purposes is pretty low indeed... no moral high ground here, just a big club pretending to be a small club so that they can continue to pull the wool over the eyes of a dedicated, albeit somewhat naive, fan base... so not only does this club no give a shit about it's fans, this clearly shows that clubs primary interests aren't even soccer related... for all intent and purposes Kroenke doesn't care if we're a soccer club or a tampon factory as long as we continue to maximized his investment... stay woke people... great to see more and more people commenting on the state of the franchise... this club needs to be held accountable for it's actions

Just as letters of the alphabet on their own have no meaning, but used in concert with each other can create poetry, literature, and song, so learning the mechanics of words and numbers alone has no purpose, but placed in the context of life being lived can create wonders as yet unseen.

Amino acids are like letters of the alphabet, and our cells put them together in different combinations like words in a dictionary, each one with its own meaning and purpose.

About Blog The «NEW CONSCIOUSNESS CENTER» is about AWAKENING to the real truth about who you truly are, your purpose in life / reason for life, and what it means when you say to yourself the words: «I EXIST,» THEREFORE, «I AM CONSCIOUS AND ALIVE.&raqand what it means when you say to yourself the words: «I EXIST,» THEREFORE, «I AM CONSCIOUS AND ALIVE.&raqAND ALIVE.»

Misty Adoniou blames the low - level readers and uninspiring and meaningless workbooks («circle the nouns and verbs») for the poor comprehension of many young readers and a total lack of knowledge about the purpose and meaning of particular words and phrases.

Using annotations from the common copy of the poem, students explain why the words they chose are significant to them, what denotations and connotations they associate with the words, and how those associations affect the meaning and purpose of the text.

When students «close read,» they focus on what the author has to say, what the author's purpose is, what the words mean, and what the structure of the text tells us.

We agree that self - publishing (1) can be a means of getting your words in print, (2) it will let you can control your tome's contents and design, (3) if you can market well, by self - publishing you can sidestep the big - house foot - dragging, (4) when your book is complementary to your greater purpose of displaying your expertise (as, for example, using your book to secure related speaking engagements), or (5) when self - publishing is the best (and perhaps only) way to get your words and ideas past the older, established houses so potential readers and buyers have a chance to see and decide about the merits of your independent offering.

In artisanal publishing, the words, the purpose, focus, structure, core meaning, originality, literary craft and artistic style of a book is actually a lot more significant than whether words are spelled correctly or a comma is out of place (although that's very important too!)

The second set of anchor standards are «Craft and Structure,» which specify that students will (1) «interpret words and phrases as they are used in a text, including determining technical, connotative, and figurative meanings, and analyze how specific word choices shape meaning or tone»; (2) «analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole»; and (3) «assess how point of view or purpose shapes the content and style of a text.»

Dedication to quality and literary excellence and a passion for giving ordinary written words extraordinary meaning inspires a far greater purpose: an incomparable commitment to personal attention clients will not find anywhere else.

Some Labrador Retriever terms may be new to you or you may need refreshing on their meaning and purpose, that is why we developed a helpful Glossary to show the meaning of common words and phrases.

About Blog The «NEW CONSCIOUSNESS CENTER» is about AWAKENING to the real truth about who you truly are, your purpose in life / reason for life, and what it means when you say to yourself the words: «I EXIST,» THEREFORE, «I AM CONSCIOUS AND ALIVE.&raqand what it means when you say to yourself the words: «I EXIST,» THEREFORE, «I AM CONSCIOUS AND ALIVE.&raqAND ALIVE.»

Intihuatana, a Quechua word meaning «hitching post of the sun,» is an important stone possibly used as a sun dial or for astronomical purposes as well as spiritual and religious ceremonies

In the same way that words shift their meaning and purpose when juxtaposed in verse, so too do Steinbach's objects assume new values in relation to one another.

In a new visual and aesthetical form, Zagdanski explored the same purpose as he had explored in a literary and theoretical form with his books: engaging a His new series, Jouissance du temps (Enjoyment of Time), goes one step further in displaying the paradoxical dialogue between word / image and literature / art through the disappearance of the meaning of text into its own graphic representation.

Fundamental skills required in efficient reading comprehension are knowing meaning of words, ability to understand meaning of a word from discourse context, ability to follow organization of passage and to identify antecedents and references in it, ability to draw inferences from a passage about its contents, ability to identify the main thought of a passage, ability to answer questions answered in a passage, ability to recognize the literary devices used in a passage and to determine its tone and mood, and finally ability to determine writer's purpose, intent, and point of view, and draw inferences about the writer.

Moreover, while common usage may sanction «fuzzy» certainty, this is a usage that simply takes a perfectly good word and weakens its meaning even while this is avoidable, as there are other words that serve the purpose better.

Having only just now discovered your meaning of the word (and still bemused as to how it is played or its purpose) I still don't understand why my phrase «shrapnel flying» means that I apparently - without even knowing its meaning - had somehow understood the rules of your Climateball game by employing the phrase.

If the wording is unclear, consideration should be given to factors such as object and purpose in order to understand the ordinary meaning of the BIT and provisions therein.

Except in cases affecting the personal status of the plaintiff, and cases in which that mode of service may be considered to have been assented to in advance, as hereinafter mentioned, the substituted service of process by publication, allowed by the law of Oregon and by similar laws in other States, where actions are brought against non-residents, is effectual only where, in connection with process against the person for commencing the action, property in the State is brought under the control of the court, and subjected to its disposition by process adapted to that purpose, or where the judgment is sought as a means of reaching such property or affecting some interest therein; in other words, where the action is in the nature of a proceeding in rem.

In its approach to statutory interpretation, the majority engaged in a broad canvassing of many different factors, ranging from the plain meaning, differences in wording, and the legislative purpose.

And, when it comes to understanding an agreement, look at the purpose and factual context behind an agreement to divine the meaning of the written worAnd, when it comes to understanding an agreement, look at the purpose and factual context behind an agreement to divine the meaning of the written worand factual context behind an agreement to divine the meaning of the written words.

[44] That said, I think that the plain and ordinary meaning of the words «will be» in the relevant provision is sufficiently mandatory to indicate an obligation upon Canada to consider and settle Indian claims for compensation for lands required for the purposes of settlement.

However, it is a place of diminishing importance, as courts have increasingly sought to attribute meaning to the text of legislation by placing more weight on the statutory context in which the words are used, and the purposes underlying the legislative scheme.

It reaffirmed the primary purpose of the victimisation provisions and considered that there was no justification to place a restrictive meaning upon the word «treatment».