- An
exemplum (Latin for "example", pl. exempla,
exempli gratia = "for example", abbr.: e.g.) is a
moral anecdote,
brief or extended, real or fictitious...
- a
prototype or
model which others can use to
understand a
topic better Exemplum,
medieval collections of
short stories to be told in
sermons Eixample,...
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Miniature cattle are
found in
various parts of the world. Some, such as the
Dexter of
Ireland and the
Vechur of Kerala, India, are
traditional breeds;...
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symbolism of the
second exemplum,
ending with a
description of God as
strongly vengeful. The third, and by far the longest,
exemplum (ll. 1149–1796) recounts...
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struggling English colonies when
Puritan preachers began to use his life as an
exemplum of the
developing American spirit. On the eve of the
American Revolution...
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writing styles give such
abbreviations without punctuation, as ie and eg.
Exemplum virtutis a
model of
virtue exercitus sine duce
corpus est sine spiritu...
- and
humorous stories designed to make a
point in a conversation, and the
exemplum a
priest would insert in a
sermon belong into this tradition.
Written collections...
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another escaped the
snares of the hunter." This
story is
mentioned as an
exemplum when the
Brethren speak of
mutual aid in one
risaala (treatise), a crucial...
- Klaret/Bartoloměj z Chlumce, who
mentions the
fairy tale as a
preaching exemplum. It was
later collected by one of the most
famous Czech writers - Božena...
- have been
devised and
exploited by
conservative authorities as a
moral exemplum for
Muslims to
follow in later,
uncertain times, when the
devotion of the...
