单词 | head assertion |
释义 | > as lemmashead assertion 5. A positive statement; a declaration, averment. †head assertion (obsolete): a fundamental principle, an axiom. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > saying, maxim, adage > self-evident truth, axiom > [noun] truth1500 maxim?1530 head assertion1531 maximum1563 maxima1564 axiom1578 self-evident1675 truism1714 postulate1751 the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > an assertion, affirmation, or positive declaration protestationc1390 affirmationa1425 affirmativec1450 edipolc1450 protestc1460 assertion1531 asseveration1551 narration1554 asseverance1574 protesting1582 pol1600 vouch1610 vouchee1625 averment1659 1531 T. Elyot Bk. named Gouernour i. i. sig. Avv Nowe to conclude my fyrst assertion or argument. 1535 G. Joye Apol. Tindale 31 Adding this adsercion of his owne brayne. 1605 E. Sandys Relation State of Relig. sig. C2 So in their Art also they have certain assertions [1629 24: Head Assertions] which as indemonstrable principles they vrge all men to receive & hold. 1798 J. Ferriar Illustr. Sterne 196 Authors have believed assertions without enquiry. 1822 W. Hazlitt Table-talk II. vi. 120 A sweeping, unqualified assertion ends all controversy. < as lemmas |
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