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- noun Plural form of
mystification .
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Examples
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As William Michael Rossetti explained in his introduction to the 1901 facsimile of The Germ: "All about Chiaro dell 'Erma himself, Dresden and Dr. Aemmster, D'Agincourt, pictures at the Pitti Gallery, the author's visit to Florence in 1847, etc., are pure inventions or' mystifications '; but so realistically put that they have in various instances been relied upon and cited as truths."
The Germ, Issue #1: Thoughts Toward Nature in Poetry, Literature, and Art Germ: Various Authors 1848
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It originated in, and to some extent still retains traces of, one of the silly and ill-bred "mystifications" in which the eighteenth and early nineteenth century delighted. [
A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1 From the Beginning to 1800 George Saintsbury 1889
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Nolan's work follows this enigmatic model: a subtle interplay of figurative allusions and abstract mystifications, precise sense and wayward nonsense.
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Deserving of a Nobel Prize in patience to go along with the one he received in economics, Krugman argues, explains, provides facts, and demystifies mystifications.
Lynn Parramore: Mr. Davidson's Planet: NPR/NYT Guru Adam Davidson's Discredited Economic Principles Lynn Parramore 2012
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Frankenstein and of its counter to high romantic mystifications of literary creation.
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The facts are weapons to be used to demolish false paradigms, myths, and mystifications from those who lay claim to authority.
Early Poll Data: Half Of All Virginia Voters Are Birthers 2010
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Richard Eder on The Creator's Map by Emilio Calderon: Like 'Da Vinci,' its mysteries are no more than mystifications.
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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A salutary leveling of Voice in writing, rooted deep in the currents of postmetaphysical philosophy — or otherwise the deconstruction of the transcendental Word in all its various mystifications — can rightly disenchant the file of the signifier without going so far as to ignore the phonemic enchainment linked by letters but not coterminous with those scripted increments.
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Well, actually, there are a whole hierarchy of false concepts and deliberate mystifications about money that are perpetuated to keep the Ponzi Schemes afloat.
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ID is about giving up explanation in favor of mystifications.
A Useless Critic 2007
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