| 单词 | proof-texting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasproof-texting proof-texting n. originally and chiefly Theology the use of a particular Biblical (or other scriptural) passage to prove a particular doctrine or opinion; (in extended use) the use of any text to prove a specific point. ΚΠ 1956 S. Sandmel Jewish Understanding New Test. 25 A more specific grievance was that the Pharisees espoused the non-Biblical doctrine (for which they sought Biblical proof-texts) of resurrection; while the Sadducees rejected both the argument of the proof-texting and of the doctrine. 1979 16th Cent. Jrnl. 10 76 References to authority are used according to a method which is essentially proof-texting which bolsters one's own argument with little attention to ‘authority's’ work on its own integrity. 2000 Commonweal (Nexis) 18 12 Dominus Iesus' ample citations from Vatican II do not represent an exercise in proof-texting, but an exercise of spiritual discernment. < as lemmas |
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