单词 | asserter |
释义 | assertern. One who asserts. 1. One who maintains or defends; a champion. ΘΚΠ society > morality > duty or obligation > moral or legal constraint > immunity or exemption from liability > justification > [noun] > vindication > one who vindicator1566 asserter1644 assertor1647 vindictor1677 1644 J. Milton Doctr. Divorce (ed. 2) To Parl. sig. A4v Our wonted prerogative, of being the first asserters in every great vindication. 1725 E. Young Universal Passion: Satire IV 1 The Crown's Asserter, and the People's Friend. 1833 I. Taylor Fanaticism x. 458 A strenuous asserter of apostolic authority. 2. One who makes positive declarations. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > one who affirmera1425 asserterc1449 protestor?1548 affirmant?1567 avoucher1570 protester1591 assertor1646 predicator1694 allegator1847 c1449 R. Pecock Repressor (1860) 411 As oonli therof teller, asserer, or witnesser. 1818 W. Cobbett Year's Resid. U.S.A. i. ii. 115 He is a bold asserter; and very few of his statements proceed upon actual experiments. 1865 J. B. Mozley 8 Lect. Miracles i. 211 (note) According to which the Church was an infallible asserter. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1449 |
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