437
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From this reading 437.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
acknowledgesverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒɪz/
third-person singular of “acknowledge” — declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
equally
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Were the greatest men of all antiquity without this standard?
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
antiquitynounUS /ænˈtɪkwəti/
the historic period preceding the Middle Ages in Europe
From this reading Were the greatest men of all antiquity without this standard?
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
deedsnounUS /diːdz/
performance of moral or religious acts
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
opinion or judgment
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
highest in quality
From this reading Were the greatest men of all antiquity without this standard?
GreecenounUS /ɡriːs/
a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
intelligentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtelədʒənt/
having the capacity for thought and reason especially to a high degree
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
the force of workers available
From this reading Were the greatest men of all antiquity without this standard?
morallyadverbUS /ˈmɔːrəli/
with respect to moral principles
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
a form of address for a man
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
not any; not one
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
and nothing more
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
opinion's
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From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
persecutedverbUS /ˈpɜːrsəkjuːtɪd/
past form of “persecute” — cause to suffer
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
capable of happening or existing
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
punishmentsnounUS /ˈpʌnɪʃmənts/
plural of “punishment” — the act of punishing
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
rewardsnounUS /rɪˈwɔːrdz/
plural of “reward” — a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
precisely, exactly
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
a reason for wanting something done
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
StandardadjectiveUS /ˈstændərd/
conforming to or constituting a standard of measurement or value; or of the usual or regularized or accepted kind
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
supremeadjectiveUS /səˈpriːm/
final or last in your life or progress
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Is it possible that only those who believe in the God who persecuted for opinion's sake have any standard of right and wrong?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
Wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Were the greatest men of all antiquity without this standard?
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading In the eyes of intelligent men of Greece and Rome, were all deeds, whether good or evil, morally alike?
which person or people
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Were the greatest men of all antiquity without this standard?
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading The Standard of Right According to Mr. Black, the man who does not believe in a supreme being acknowledges no standard of right and wrong in this world, and therefore can have no theory of rewards and punishments in the next.
