Definition Dictionary

An earlier example that can guide a later decision or action.

To state openly that one holds a belief, feeling, or qualification, sometimes with doubt about its sincerity.

The underlying reasoning for a decision or belief.

Strongly opposing change and seeking a return to earlier social or political arrangements.

To formally withdraw a previously stated belief or claim.

To formally give up or reject a claim, belief, or practice.

A temporary suspension of punishment or a brief relief from difficulty.

Generally believed or said to be a particular kind of person or thing.

A short period of rest or relief from something difficult.

Moral uprightness or conduct believed to be just and right.

Very thorough, exacting, or strictly applied.

Firm and dependable in purpose, loyalty, or belief.

To take the place of something earlier.

Understood without being stated directly.

A principle or belief held by a group or within a system of thought.

Departing from usual or traditionally accepted methods or beliefs.

Departure from established beliefs, practices, or accepted conventions.

Continuing without relief or interruption.

A thin outer layer; figuratively, a superficial appearance concealing what lies beneath.