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imponent im-PON-uhnt noun something which imposes an obligation 1913James J. FoxThe Catholic EncyclopediaHe is the original imponent of moral obligation; and disobedience to conscience is disobedience to Him.1914AnonymousThe Life of St. Declan of Ardmore and the Life of St. Mochuda of LismoreAs he concluded, there was verified the saying of Christ to His disciples when leaving them and going to heaven:—'Super aegros imponent manus et bene habebunt' [Mark 16:18]Labels: Anonymous, James J. Fox
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persona grata pur-SO-na GRA-ta adjective a welcome or acceptable foreigner in the eyes of a government; an acceptable and recognized person 1890AnonymousModern Types: The Servant of Society, Punch (Vol. 99, Sept. 27, 1890)At forty-five he marries the daughter of a powerful Peer, and, shortly afterwards, insures so much of the favour of Royalty as to be spoken of as a persona grata at Court. Henceforward his services are often employed in delicate negotiations, which may necessitate the climbing of many back-stairs.1914Mary King WaddingtonMy First Years As A Frenchwoman: 1876-1879He was more of a soldier than a statesman—had contributed very successfully to the formation of 'United Italy' and the suppression of the Pope's temporal power, and was naturally not exactly persona grata to the Catholics in France.1994Len Deighton Faith 'Been on holiday somewhere lovely, Mr. Samson?' said the guard as the video screen pronounced me persona grata and he waved me through. Labels: Anonymous, Len Deighton, Mary King Waddington
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navvy NA-vee noun a menial worker; a lowly laborer; a drudge 1868AnonymousThe Dock and the ScaffoldThrough the long, dim streets, and past the tall rows of silent houses, the full tide of life eddied and poured in rapid current; stout burghers, closely muffled and staff in hand; children grown prematurely old, with the hard marks of vice already branded on their features; young girls with flaunting ribbons and bold, flushed faces; pale-faced operatives, and strong men whose brawny limbs told of the Titanic labours of the foundry; the clerk from his desk; the shopkeeper from his store; the withered crone, and the careless navvy, swayed and struggled through the living mass; and with them trooped the legions of want, and vice, and ignorance, that burrow and fester in the foetid lanes and purlieus of the large British cities: from the dark alleys where misery and degradation for ever dwell, and from reeking cellars and nameless haunts, where the twin demons of alcohol and crime rule supreme; from the gin-palace, and the beer-shop, and the midnight haunts of the tramp and the burglar, they came in all their repulsiveness and debasement, with the rags of wretchedness upon their backs, and the cries of profanity and obscenity upon their lips.1885R. M. BallantyneTwice Bought (a Tale of the Oregon Gold Fields)He laboured each day with pick and shovel with the energy of a hero and the dogged perseverance of a navvy, and each night he went to Lantry's store to increase his gains by gambling.1936John CampbellThe Ultimate WeaponHe had the body and muscles of a dock navvy, which Nature started out to make.Labels: Anonymous, John Campbell, R. M. Ballantyne
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