irrefragable argument

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• Irrefragable — Ir*ref ra*ga*ble, a. [F. irr[ e]fragable, L. irrefragabilis. See {Refragable}.] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable argument;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• irrefragable — adj. 1 (of a statement, argument, or person) unanswerable, indisputable. 2 (of rules etc.) inviolable. Derivatives: irrefragably adv. Etymology: LL irrefragabilis (as IN (1), refragari oppose) …   Useful english dictionary

• Irrefragableness — Irrefragable Ir*ref ra*ga*ble, a. [F. irr[ e]fragable, L. irrefragabilis. See {Refragable}.] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Irrefragably — Irrefragable Ir*ref ra*ga*ble, a. [F. irr[ e]fragable, L. irrefragabilis. See {Refragable}.] Not refragable; not to be gainsaid or denied; not to be refuted or overthrown; irrefutable; unanswerable; incontestable; undeniable; as, an irrefragable… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Faith — • In the Old Testament, the Hebrew word means essentially steadfastness. As signifying man s attitude towards God it means trustfulness or fiducia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Faith     Faith …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Greek arithmetic, geometry and harmonics: Thales to Plato — Ian Mueller INTRODUCTION: PROCLUS’ HISTORY OF GEOMETRY In a famous passage in Book VII of the Republic starting at Socrates proposes to inquire about the studies (mathēmata) needed to train the young people who will become leaders of the ideal… …   History of philosophy

• Boethius: from antiquity to the Middle Ages — John Marenbon Boethius is a difficult figure to place in the history of philosophy. Considered just in himself, he clearly belongs to the world of late antiquity. Born in 480, at a time when Italy was ruled by the Ostrogoths under their king,… …   History of philosophy

• Twelfth century (The) — The twelfth century John Marenbon INTRODUCTION The twelfth century began and ended with events which mark it off, at least symbolically, as a discrete period in the history of Western philosophy. It was in about 1100 that Abelard the most wide… …   History of philosophy

• invincible — [ ɛ̃vɛ̃sibl ] adj. • 1360; bas lat. invincibilis 1 ♦ Qui ne peut être vaincu. ⇒ imbattable. Armée invincible. Héros invincible. Place forte invincible. ⇒ inexpugnable. Vx Invincible à, qui résiste victorieusement à. ♢ Qui ne se laisse pas abattre …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• irréfutable — [ irefytabl ] adj. • 1747; de 1. in et réfutable ♦ Qui ne peut être réfuté. Argument, preuves irréfutables. ⇒ formel, incontestable, indéniable, indiscutable, irrécusable. « Il est impossible de prouver que de telles affirmations sont vraies [ou] …   Encyclopédie Universelle

• Tradition and Living Magisterium — • The word tradition refers sometimes to the thing (doctrine, account, or custom) transmitted from one generation to another sometimes to the organ or mode of the transmission Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Tradition and Living… …   Catholic encyclopedia