单词 | paradox-monger |
释义 | > as lemmasparadox-monger paradox-monger n. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > equivocal quality, ambiguity > paradox > [noun] > propounder of paradox-monger1642 paradoxist1672 paradoxer1863 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. iv. 62 A Paradox-monger, loving to hold strange yea dangerous Opinions. 1879 Spectator 23 Aug. 1069 Which made the same brilliant paradoxmonger [sc. Prof. Clifford] enjoy saying, ‘There is one thing in the world more wicked than the desire to command, and that is the will to obey’. 1995 Daily Tel. (Nexis) 8 June 16 If you suggest..that Islam is, on the face of it, the most rational of the monotheistic religions, you will usually be regarded as a dreamer and paradox-monger. < as lemmas |
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