Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- A cry or call to attract the attention of one at a distance.
- Feminine of solo or solus. See
solus . - noun A tall leguminous swamp-plant, Æschynomene aspera, found widely in the Old World tropics.
- noun Same as
sola topi .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective See
solus . - noun (Bot.) A leguminous plant (
Æschynomene aspera ) growing in moist places in Southern India and the East Indies. Its pithlike stem is used for making hats, swimming-jackets, etc.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
shola .
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Examples
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In contrast, Martin Luther and his Reformers had 5 main slogans, all using the word "sola," which is the Latin word for "alone."
Reformation Theology 2009
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James, my point was that it's true that something other than the content of the Bible determined what would be in the Bible, as Protestants have always recognised, including those who gave us the phrase sola scriptura.
Is "The Bible Alone" an Oxymoron? James F. McGrath 2010
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The Latin text of the Heidelberg Catechism (1563) uses the expression sola fide in Q. 60 on justification.
Heidelblog 2008
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Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt, before he radicalized, used the expression sola gratia repeatedly in his 1519 disputation.
Heidelblog 2008
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And, though they never used the phrase sola scritpura or "scripture alone," if they had used it they would have considered it to be a very Catholic concept.
The Continuum 2008
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The term sola fide ( "faith alone") is often associated with Luther.
Protestantism 2009
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The term sola fide ( "faith alone") is often associated with Luther.
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The term sola fide ( "faith alone") is often associated with Luther.
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The unfortunate use of the phrase "simple-minded fundamentalist literalism" is a reference not to religious fundamentalism per se (ie, that religious truth is factually true as well) but rather to what Catholics call sola scriptura.
Latest Articles 2008
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Scripture is the divining rod for truth, and this follows Protestant maxims such as sola scriptura as the supreme voice of authority promoted in the Creation Museum itself.
Lee Jefferson: On Kentucky's Christmas List: Noah's Ark Lee Jefferson 2010
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