sayings (noun)

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• Alvíssmál — noun The Sayings of Alvís (or) The Sayings of the All Wise; the tenth book of the Poetic Edda …   Wiktionary

• saying — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ common, famous, popular, well known ▪ old, traditional ▪ wise ▪ favourite/favorite …   Collocations dictionary

• saying — noun you know the old saying about all work and no play? it goes without saying Syn: proverb, maxim, aphorism, axiom, adage, saw, tag, motto, epigram, dictum, expression, phrase, formula; slogan, catchphrase …   Thesaurus of popular words

• folklore — noun Date: 1846 1. traditional customs, tales, sayings, dances, or art forms preserved among a people 2. a branch of knowledge that deals with folklore 3. an often unsupported notion, story, or saying that is widely circulated • folkloric… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• agrapha — noun plural Etymology: Greek, neuter plural of agraphos unwritten, from a + graphein to write more at carve Date: 1890 sayings of Jesus not in the canonical gospels but found in other New Testament or early Christian writings …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• facetiae — noun plural Etymology: Latin, from plural of facetia jest, from facetus elegant, witty Date: 1529 witty or humorous writings or sayings …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hadith — noun (plural hadith or hadiths) Usage: often capitalized Etymology: Arabic ḥadīth, literally, speech, report Date: circa 1817 1. a narrative record of the sayings or customs of Muhammad and his companions 2. the collective body of traditions… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• Proverbs — noun plural but singular in construction a collection of moral sayings and counsels forming a book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scripture see bible table …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• hadith — noun the collected sayings and actions of Muhammad and his companions as related by eyewitnesses, used to determine the Sunna (Muslim way of life) …   Wiktionary

• isnad — noun a Muslim tradition, rather like the Christian one of Apostolic succession, that there exists a chain of human reporters from the time of Muhammad that authenticates the legitimacy of the hadith (sayings and acts of the prophet) …   Wiktionary

• Hávamál — noun The Sayings of the High One; the second book of the Poetic Edda …   Wiktionary