Definition of Antitheses. Meaning of Antitheses. Synonyms of Antitheses

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Definition of Antitheses

Antitheses
Antithesis An*tith"e*sis, n.; pl. Antitheses. [L., fr. Gr. ?, fr. ? to set against, to oppose; ? against + ? to set. See Thesis.] 1. (Rhet.) An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, ``The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself.' ``He had covertly shot at Cromwell; he how openly aimed at the Queen.' 2. The second of two clauses forming an antithesis. 3. Opposition; contrast.

Meaning of Antitheses from wikipedia

- Antithesis (pl.: antitheses; Gr**** for "setting opposite", from ἀντι- "against" and θέσις "placing") is used in writing or speech either as a proposition...
- referred to as the Antitheses, or the Six Antitheses. Gundry disputes this title: "The sayings are traditionally called 'the Antitheses'. But this designation...
- put them in lineups of major music festivals. Their fourth studio album Antithese (2016) ranked 4th on Oricon chart, and directed their first Nippon Budokan...
- traditionally considered literary classicism, his best verse is rich with antitheses and conflicting sounds in a way reminiscent of John Donne and other metaphysical...
- Dark Lord Sauron, is opposed to Gondor and to all free peoples. These antitheses, though pronounced and prolific, are sometimes considered to be too polarizing...
- Sermon is Matthew 5:17–48, traditionally referred to as "the Antitheses" or "Matthew's Antitheses". In the section, Jesus fulfils and reinterprets the Old...
- "The Covenant of Cir****cision (Genesis 17:9-14) and the Situational Antitheses in Galatians 3:28". Journal of Biblical Literature. 122 (1): 111–125....
- Ahriman is seen to create six dews that in Zoroastrian tradition are the antitheses of the Amahraspands (Avestan Amesha Spentas). Mirroring the task of the...
- he [Marcion] has strenuously laboured, even in the drawing up of his Antitheses, centres in this, that he may establish a diversity between the Old and...
- Sermon on the Mount or on the Plain Preceded by First disciples of Jesus Gospel harmony Events Succeeded by The Antitheses in the Sermon on the Mount...