pithy phrases

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• pith|y — «PIHTH ee», adjective, pith|i|er, pith|i|est. 1. full of substance, meaning, force, or vigor; crisply concise and to the point: »pithy phrases, a pithy speaker. SYNONYM(S): pointed …   Useful english dictionary

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• biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …   Universalium

• concise — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. succinct, short, brief, terse, laconic, epigrammatic, summary, compact. See shortness. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. succinct, brief, condensed, terse, pithy, laconic, compact, compressed, condensed,… …   English dictionary for students

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• Sammaditthi Sutta — The IAST|Sammādiṭṭhi Sutta (Pali for Right View Discourse ) is a Pali Canon discourse that provides an elaboration on the Buddhist notion of right view by the Buddha s chief disciple, Ven. Sariputta. Right view is the first factor of the Buddhist …   Wikipedia

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