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Thursday, May 9th, 2024
Ascension Day
Ascension Day
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Bible Lexicons
Bullinger's Figures of Speech Used in the Bible Bullinger's Figures of Speech
Exouthenismos; or Contempt
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An Expression of Feeling by way of Contempt
Ex´-ou-then-is´-mos. Greek, ἐξουθενισμός, scorn, contempt, or disparagement.
The figure is used where a speaker or writer expresses contempt of anything.