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[ verb ] give expression to
Examples "She showed her disappointment" Used in print (The Dallas Morning News,...)Meek expressed particular gratification at the defensive performances of end Happy_Nelson and halfback Billy_Gannon . (William G. Pollard, Physicist and Christian....)In_the_end the good man , John_Proctor , expresses what the audience has already come to feel when he says , `` A fire , a fire is burning ! (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)His point is not that mythology may_not be used , but that it may no_longer be regarded_as the only or even the most appropriate conceptuality for expressing the Christian kerygma . (Organic Gardening and Farming,...)Of_course his love was expressed in intelligent care . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)In_the_last_analysis , religion is the means of inducing , formulating , expressing , enhancing , implementing , and perpetuating man 's deepest experience - the religious . |
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[ verb ] articulate; either verbally or with a cry, shout, or noise
Synonyms Examples "She expressed her anger" "He uttered a curse" Used in print (Schubert Ogden, Christ Without Myth....)In the absence of a truly adequate conceptuality in which the gospel can be expressed , the unavoidable need to demythologize it makes use of whatever resources are at_hand - and this usually means one or another of the various forms of `` folk religion '' current in the situation . Expressed differently : if the price for becoming a faithful follower of Jesus_Christ is some form of self-destruction , whether of the body or of the mind - sacrificium corporis , sacrificium intellectus - then there is no alternative but that the price remain unpaid . (Jaroslav Pelikan, The Shape of Death: life, death and...)The biblical symbol for this affirmation is expressed in the words : `` So God created man in his own image ; in the similitude of God he created him '' . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)When I try to work_out my reasons for feeling that this passage is of critical significance , I come_up with the following ideas , which I shall express very briefly here and revert to in a later essay . (Gerald Green, The Heartless Light....)Skopas expressed no curiosity over the case , offered no expression of sympathy , made no move to escort McFeeley to the door . |
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[ verb ] serve as a means for expressing something
Examples : "The painting of Mary carries motherly love" "His voice carried a lot of anger" Used in print (John F. Hayward, "Mimesis and Symbol in the Arts"...)For both Plato and Aristotle artistic mimesis , in_contrast_to the power of dialectic , is relatively incapable of expressing the character of fundamental reality . (Brainard Cheney, "Christianity and the Tragic Vision-Ut...)He says : `` Beside the Protestant philosophy of Progress , as expressed in radical or conservative millenarianism , should be placed the doctrine of the democratic faith which affirmed it to be the duty of the destiny of the United_States to assist in the creation of a better world by keeping lighted the beacon of democracy '' . (Edward Jablonski, Harold Arlen Happy with the Blues....)Mercer 's lyrics are characterized by an unerring ear for rhythmic nuances , a puckish sense_of_humor expressed in language with a colloquial flair . (Robert E. Lane, The Liberties of Wit: Humanism, Critici...)It is at_least possible that the capacity to postpone gratification is developed as_well_as expressed in a continuous and guided exposure to great literature . (A.L. Kroeber, "Semantic Contribution of Lexicostatistic...)There are more stems per item in Athabascan , which expresses the fact that the Athabascan languages have undergone somewhat more change in diverging from proto Athabascan than the Yokuts languages from proto Yokuts . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] not tacit or implied
Examples "her express wish" Used in print (Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)But Myra would n't budge without an express invitation . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] by express
Examples "please send the letter express" Used in print (John Dos Passos, Midcentury....)I wrote her that I 'd met_up_with Eileen and that old bonds had proved too strong and asked her to send my clothes down by express . |
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[ noun ] mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system
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[ noun ] (transportation) a fast train that stops at only a few of the intermediate stations
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[ verb ] send my rapid transport or special messenger service
Examples "She expressed the letter to Florida" Related terms |
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[ verb ] manifest the effects of (a gene or genetic trait)
Examples "Many of the laboratory animals express the trait" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation) public transport consisting of a fast train or bus that makes a limited number of scheduled stops
Synonyms Examples "he caught the express to New York" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (transportation,business) rapid transport of goods
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