1630s, “rest, quiet, satisfaction,” from Middle French acquiescence, noun of action from acquiescer “to yield or agree to; be at rest” (see acquiesce). Meaning “silent consent, passive assent” is recorded from 1640s.
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abhor (v.)
c. 1400, “to loathe, regard with repugnance, dislike intensely,” literally “to shrink back with horror or dread,” from Latin abhorrere “shrink back from, have an aversion for, shudder at,” from ab “off, away from” (see ab-) + horrere “tremble at, shudder,” literally “to bristle, be shaggy,” from PIE *ghers- “start out, stand out, rise to a point, bristle” (see horror).
Formerly also “fill (someone) with horror or loathing” (16c.). In Latin it was less intense: “be remote from, vary from, differ from, be out of harmony with.” Related: Abhorred; abhorring.
apology (n.)
early 15c., “defense, justification,” from Late Latin apologia, from Greek apologia “a speech in defense,” from apologeisthai “to speak in one’s defense,” from apologos “an account, story,” from apo “away from, off” (see apo-) + logos “speech” (see Logos).
In classical Greek, “a well-reasoned reply; a ‘thought-out response’ to the accusations made,” as that of Socrates. The original English sense of “self-justification” yielded a meaning “frank expression of regret for wrong done,” first recorded 1590s, but this was not the main sense until 18c. Johnson’s dictionary defines it as “Defence; excuse,” and adds, “Apology generally signifies rather excuse than vindication, and tends rather to extenuate the fault, than prove innocence,” which might indicate the path of the sense shift. The old sense has tended to shift to the Latin form apologia (1784), known from early Christian writings in defense of the faith.
Affiant
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- n.One who makes an affidavit.
- n.In law, one who makes an affidavit. [United States.]
- n.One who makes an affidavit.
affiant
n. a person who signs an affidavit and swears to its truth before a Notary Public or some person authorized to take oaths, like a County Clerk. (See: affidavit, declarant)Copyright © 1981-2005 by Gerald N. Hill and Kathleen T. Hill. All Right reserved.
affiant
another word for a DEPONENT.Collins Dictionary of Law © W.J. Stewart, 2006
Greek
Mount Olympus = Land of Ethiopia = Light of Knowledge
Passing of the torch = Passing the light
Light of Knowledge = Light of Heru
Colors Red, White & Blue = Egypt
Pale
assert (v.)
c. 1600, “declare;” 1640s, “vindicate, maintain, or defend by words or measures,” from Latin assertus, past participle of asserere/adserere “to claim, lay claim to, appropriate,” from ad “to” (see ad-) + serere “to join together, put in a row” (from PIE root *ser- (2) “to line up”). Related: Asserted; asserting. To assert oneself “stand up for one’s rights or authority” is recorded from 1879.
Elohim
In the Hebrew Bible, the word elohim (Hebrew: אֱלֹהִים [ʔɛloːˈhim]) sometimes refers to a single deity, particularly (but not always) the Jewish God,[1][2] at other times it refers to deities in the plural.[1][2]
The word is identical to the usual plural form of the word el, which means gods or magistrates, and it is cognate to the word ‘l-h-m which is found in Ugaritic, where it is used as the pantheon for Canaanite gods, the children of El, and conventionally vocalized as “Elohim”. Most uses of the term Elohim in the later Hebrew text imply a view that is at least monolatrist at the time of writing, and such usage (in the singular), as a proper title for the supreme deity, is generally not considered to be synonymous with the term elohim, “gods” (plural, simple noun). Rabbinic scholar Maimonides wrote that the various other usages are commonly understood to be homonyms.[3]
The notion of divinity underwent radical changes in the early period of Israelite identity and development of Ancient Hebrew religion. The ambiguity of the term elohim is the result of such changes, cast in terms of “vertical translatability”, i.e. the re-interpretation of the gods of the earliest recalled period as the national god of monolatrism as it emerged in the 7th to 6th century BCE in the Kingdom of Judah and during the Babylonian captivity, and further in terms of monotheism by the emergence of Rabbinical Judaism in the 2nd century CE.[4]
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6+6+6=18
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BRICS
BRICS is the acronym coined for an association of five major emerging national economies: Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. Originally the first four were grouped as “BRIC” (or “the BRICs”), before the induction of South Africa in 2010.[1] The BRICS members are known for their significant influence on regional affairs; all are members of G20.[2] Since 2009, the BRICS nations have met annually at formal summits. China hosted the 9th BRICS summit in Xiamen on September 2017,[3] while Brazil hosted the most recent 11th BRICS summit on 13-14 November 2019.
In 2015, the five BRICS countries represented over 3.1 billion people, or about 41% of the world population; four out of five members (excluding South Africa at #24) were in the top 10 of the world by population. As of 2018, these five nations had a combined nominal GDP of US$18.6 trillion, about 23.2% of the gross world product, a combined GDP (PPP) of around US$40.55 trillion (32% of World’s GDP PPP), and an estimated US$4.46 trillion in combined foreign reserves.[4][5] The BRICS have received both praise and criticism from numerous commentators.[6][7][8] Bilateral relations among BRICS nations are conducted mainly on the basis of non-interference, equality, and mutual benefit.[9]