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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
opiniastrety .
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The one sets the thoughts upon wit and false colours, and not upon truth; the other teaches fallacy, wrangling, and opiniatry; and they are both of them things that spoil the judgment, and put a man out of the way of right and fair reasoning; and therefore carefully to be avoided by one who would improve himself, and be acceptable to others.
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Christians with those facts: "All these figments of cracked-brained opiniatry and silly solaces played off in the sweetness of song by deceitful poets, by you, too credulous creatures, have been shamefully reformed, and made over to your own God" (as quoted in R. Taylor's
The Freethinker's Text Book, Part II. Christianity: Its Evidences, Its Origin, Its Morality, Its History Annie Wood Besant 1890
missanthropist commented on the word opiniatry
Obstinacy, inflexibility, determination of mind, stubbornness.
A good thing one might think at first glance, but beware the hidden dangers of propagating such half~formed drivel as one's side of the story! Many a virtuous person has been brought to shame for entertaining this scandalous whim!
July 2, 2008
dontcry commented on the word opiniatry
Do you know Dear Abby?
July 2, 2008