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| in'-ter say pug-nan'-ti-a | L. “fighting amongst themselves” |
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Using direct address to reprove someone
before an audience, pointing out the contradictions in that person's character,
often between what a person does and says.
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Example Thou therefore which teachest another, teachest thou not thyself? thou that preachest a man should not steal, dost thou steal? —Romans 2:21 Related Figures Related Topics of Invention See Also |
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