demurs (verb)

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• HERMENEUTICS — HERMENEUTICS, the science of biblical interpretation. The rabbis saw the Pentateuch as a unified, divinely communicated text, consistent in all its parts. It was consequently possible to uncover deeper meanings and to provide for a fuller… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• demurrer — I. noun Etymology: Anglo French demourer, verb Date: circa 1521 1. a response in a court proceeding in which the defendant does not dispute the truth of the allegation but claims it is not sufficient grounds to justify legal action 2. objection… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• demur — 1. verb /dɪˈmɜː/ a) To delay; to pause; to suspend proceedings or judgment in view of a doubt or difficulty; to hesitate; to put off the determination or conclusion of an affair. Yet durst not demur nor abide upon the camp. Nicols? b) To scruple… …   Wiktionary

• demur — [[t]dɪmɜ͟ː(r)[/t]] demurs, demurring, demurred 1) VERB If you demur, you say that you do not agree with something or will not do something that you have been asked to do. [FORMAL] Hunt wanted to know, would I be prepared to take over the whole… …   English dictionary

• demur — [dɪ mə:] verb (demurs, demurring, demurred) raise doubts or objections; show reluctance. noun the action of demurring: they accepted this ruling without demur. Derivatives demurral noun Origin ME: from OFr. demourer (v.), demeure (n.), based on L …   English new terms dictionary

• demur — I UK [dɪˈmɜː(r)] / US [dɪˈmɜr] verb [intransitive] Word forms demur : present tense I/you/we/they demur he/she/it demurs present participle demurring past tense demurred past participle demurred formal a) to refuse to do something b) to say that… …   English dictionary