not a scintilla of truth

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• scintilla — noun (singular) not a scintilla of truth/evidence etc not even the smallest amount of truth etc: There isn t a scintilla of evidence to prove it …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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• scin|til|la — «sihn TIHL uh», noun. a spark; particle; trace; »not a scintilla of truth. SYNONYM(S): jot, mite. ╂[< Latin scintilla spark. See etym. of doublets stencil (Cf. ↑stencil), ti …   Useful english dictionary

• Agnosticism — Certainty series Agnosticism Belief Certainty Doubt Determinism Epistemology Estimation Fallibilism …   Wikipedia

• spark — 1. noun 1) a spark of light Syn: flash, glint, twinkle, flicker, flare, pinprick 2) not a spark of truth in the story Syn: particle, iota, jot, whit, glimmer, atom …   Thesaurus of popular words

• atom — at•om [[t]ˈæt əm[/t]] n. 1) phs the smallest component of an element having the chemical properties of the element, consisting of a positively charged nucleus of neutrons and protons that exerts an electrical attraction on one or more electrons… …   From formal English to slang

• evidence — ev·i·dence 1 / e və dəns, ˌdens/ n [Medieval Latin evidentia, from Latin, that which is obvious, from evident evidens clear, obvious, from e out of, from + videns, present participle of videre to see]: something that furnishes or tends to furnish …   Law dictionary

• Conscience — • The individual, as in him customary rules acquire ethical character by the recognition of distinct principles and ideals, all tending to a final unity or goal, which for the mere evolutionist is left very indeterminate, but for the Christian… …   Catholic encyclopedia

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• evidence — Any species of proof, or probative matter, legally presented at the trial of an issue, by the act of the parties and through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, exhibits, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the… …   Black's law dictionary

• evidence — Any species of proof, or probative matter, legally presented at the trial of an issue, by the act of the parties and through the medium of witnesses, records, documents, exhibits, concrete objects, etc., for the purpose of inducing belief in the… …   Black's law dictionary