Signify Sentence Examples

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  • The prince bowed to signify his respect and gratitude.

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  • What did Jesus signify?

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  • Perhaps, however, the name may only signify a large terrestrial biting apterous insect, surpassing the ant in size and predatory habits.

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  • Ptolemy used the word geography to signify the description of the whole oekumene on mathematical principles, while chorography signified the fuller description of a particular region, and topography the very detailed description of a smaller locality.

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  • Not improbably the sealing means to our author the preservation not from death, but through death from unfaithfulness, and the number 144,000 would signify mystically the entire body of true Christians, which formed the true people of God.

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  • The name Knutsford (Cunetesford, Knotesford) is said to signify Cnut's ford, but there is no evidence of a settlement here previous to Domesday.

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  • The term "curate" in the present day is almost exclusively used to signify a clergyman who is assistant to a rector or vicar, by whom he is employed and paid; and a clerk in deacon's orders is competent to be licensed by a bishop to the office of such assistant curate.

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  • Trusting in Hildebrand's support, and in the justice of his own cause, he presented himself at the synod of Rome in 1059, but found himself surrounded by zealots, who forced him by the fear of death to signify his acceptance of the doctrine " that the bread and wine, after consecration, are not merely a sacrament, but the true body and the true blood of Christ, and that this body is touched and broken by the hands of the priests, and ground by the teeth of the faithful, not merely in a sacramental but in a real manner."

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  • Others treat it as a solar myth; the ram is the light of the sun, the flight of Phrixus and the death of Helle signify its setting, the recovery of the fleece its rising again.

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  • Her oldest priestesses, the dew-sisters - Aglauros, Herse, Pandrosos - signify the fertilization of the earth by the dew, and were probably at one time identified with Athena, as surnames of whom both Aglauros and Pandrosos are found.

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  • The cup is not the blood of Jesus, but the holy vine of David, revealed through Jesus; and the holy vine can but signify the spiritual Israel, the Ecclesia or church or Messianic Kingdom, into which the faithful are to be gathered.

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  • At the next meeting of the Society, on the igth of May, some dissatisfaction seems to have been expressed at the delay, as it was ordered " that Mr Newton's work should be printed forthwith in quarto, and that a letter should be written to him to signify the Society's resolutions, and to desire his opinion as to the print, volume, cuts and so forth."

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  • Many voices shouted and talked at the same time, so that Count Rostov had not time to signify his approval of them all, and the group increased, dispersed, re-formed, and then moved with a hum of talk into the largest hall and to the big table.

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  • We have said that this advance is often quoted, not very wisely, to signify that in modern progress "medicine" has fallen behind surgery - as if the art of the physician were not one and indivisible.

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  • The streets were hung with rich cloths of silk arras and tapestry; the aldermen and principal men of the city threw out of their windows handsful of gold and silver, to signify their gladness at the king's return; and the conduits ran with wine, both white and red.

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  • Probably it was also usual for them to signify their approval of a proposal by the clash of their arms, as was the practice among the Scandinavian peoples.

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  • The plural, coals, seems to have been used from a very early period to signify the broken fragments of the mineral as prepared for use.

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  • It was, therefore, a word that might be employed to denote an organized gathering of a portion of the Roman people such as the plebs, and in this sense is contrasted with comitia, which when used strictly should signify an assembly of the whole people.

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  • Epact Is A Word Of Greek Origin, Employed In The Calendar To Signify The Moon'S Age At The Beginning Of The Year.

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  • Though, for simplicity and universality of thought, even in science, we must use the abstraction of attributes, and, by the necessity and weakness of language, must signify what are not substances by nouns substantive, we must guard against the over-abstraction of believing that a thing exists as we abstract it.

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  • As the terms Zoron and Aphron, used there to signify the south and north poles, are neither Latin nor Greek, Tiraboschi suggests that they may be of Arabian origin, and that the whole passage concerning the lodestone may have been added to the original treatise by the Arabian translators.

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  • There was a gap between the "Intrepid" and the eastern bank; he steered into it, collided with the "Intrepid," rang the gong to signify the imminent blowing of the charges, went astern and then ahead.

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  • On the other hand, if a pair of womens shoes are placed outside the door of the harem apartments, they are understood to signify that female visitors are within, and a man is sometimes thus excluded from the upper portion of his own house for many days.

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  • Now we have seen that all primary judgments signify more than this fact; they are also beliefs in the existence of the thing signified by the subject.

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  • But, in the first place, primary judgments signify this existence never by the copula, but sometimes by the predicate, and sometimes by the subject; and, secondly, it does not follow that all judgments whatever signify existence.

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  • The most ancient form of the word is Niuster, from niust, which would make the word signify the "most recent" conquests of the Franks.

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  • He invented the term " electrotonic state " to signify the total magnetic flux due to a conductor conveying a current, which was linked with any secondary circuit in the field or even with itself.

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  • In the case of the alps belonging to the Swiss communes, it must be borne in mind that "commune" here does not signify either Einwohnergemeinden or Biirgergemeinden, but a special class called Alpgemeinden (for instance in the well-known valley of Grindelwald there is one Einwohnergemeinde, but seven Alpgemeinden).

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  • On the other hand, there are in the book, in the description of Gargantua's and Pantagruel's education, in the sketch of the abbey of Thelema, in several passages relating to Pantagruel, expressions which either signify a sincere and unfeigned piety of a simple kind or else are inventions of the most detestable hypocrisy.

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  • What signify a few lives lost in a century or two?

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  • Hence the term is extended to signify the fall of such drops in a shower, and in the plural, "the rains," it signifies the rainy seasons in India and elsewhere where under normal climatic conditions such seasons are clearly distinguished from the dry.

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  • The Australian and English languages each consist mainly of a series of words having no apparent connexion with the ideas they signify, and differing utterly; of course, accidental coincidences and borrowed words must be excluded from such comparisons.

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  • The word Holland is indeed by many authorities thought to be a corruption of Holt-land (it was sometimes so spelt by 13th-century writers) and to signify wood-land.

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  • As children of Apollo, they are taken to signify the rays of the sun.

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  • He had his own reserved family pew with its brass plate to signify the fact.

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  • This is to signify their commitment to caring for one another for the years to come.

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  • Tablature uses numbers that correspond to the frets on your guitar to signify the notes of a piece of music.

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  • Red charms can signify romance and love and a red heart is a very popular choice.

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  • Since then, the emblem has come to signify exceptional quality in the company's line of knives, watches and other accessories.

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  • Add a couple of drops of blue, red or green food coloring to signify that it is a cleaner for glass and windows.

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  • For his follow up to Beware of The Dog, Bow Wow dropped the "Lil" part of his name to signify that he was growing up.

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  • Candles may or may not be lit, or different numbers of candles may be lit to signify different nights of the celebration.

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  • While adventure and mystery still abound within it's pages, Prisoner of Azkaban is a road sign on the journey to signify that everything you are expecting to see from Harry Potter is not too far ahead.

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  • Transformations, either emotional or physical, can signify that type of internal change and make the story fun and colorful.

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  • There were a few memorable fight scenes that required dramatic background music to signify the gravity of the fight.

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  • Clear blisters on the hands and feet that burn, itch, crack and/or peel may signify dyshidrotic eczema.

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  • Scout uniform patches are worn proudly by boys and girls to signify their membership and accomplishments.

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  • In some workplaces, the color of the hard hat can signify the wearer's job.

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  • To signify the Boy Scout slogan, "Do a Good Turn Daily" a knot hangs from the scroll.

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  • Even basic elements like and , which used to signify "italics" and "bold", have been replaced by (emphasis) and .

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  • The original meaning of Urra was perhaps " clayey soil," but it came to signify " the upper country " or " highlands," kengi being " the lowlands."

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  • In France and Belgium, however, a peculiar word, houille, is generally used to signify mineral coal.

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  • This second source used in the composition of Matthew and Luke has frequently been called " The Logia " in order to signify that it was a collection of the sayings and discourses of Jesus.

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  • Hereditary sovereignty per se was not held to signify unlimited dominion, still less absolutism.

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  • The town is of high antiquity, and its name (Ather-dee) is taken to signify the ford of the Dee.

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  • For example, as I am weary and am conscious of being weary, my judgment and proposition that I am weary are true because they signify what I am and know myself to be by direct consciousness; and my being weary is ambiguously said to be true because it is so signified.

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  • Fulham, or in its earliest form Fullanham, is uncertainly stated to signify "the place" either "of fowls" or "of dirt."

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  • The term "deism" not only is used to signify the main body of the deists' teaching, or the tendency they represent, but has come into use as a technical term for one specific metaphysical doctrine as to the relation of God to the universe, assumed to have been characteristic of the deists, and to have distinguished them from atheists, pantheists and theists, - the belief, namely, that the first cause of the universe is a personal God, who is, however, not only distinct from the world but apart from it and its concerns.

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  • In the Ottoman Empire the rulers appointed to the quasi-independent Christian communities subject to it have usually been designated " prince, " and the title has thus come to signify in connexion with the Eastern Question a sovereignty more or less subordinate.

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  • Is it possible that the words " for the dead " signify " because of contact with the dead " ?

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  • She called herself Teresa de Jesus, to signify the closeness of her relation to the heavenly Bridegroom, who directed allll her actions.

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  • The division of the buildings into numerous small rooms is understood to signify that they were used as communal habitations, possibly of priestly orders.

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  • In Siwa, dates are a major cash crop and thus signify economic stability and wealth.

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  • The Veil Originally worn by brides in Roman times, it was later adopted in Britain as it was thought to signify chastity.

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  • Because of God's absolute simplicity, divine attributes signify perfections that are really identical with the divine essence and with one another.

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  • One possible etymology of the name Adam is that which makes it signify Earth.

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  • Today, to signify the very strong relationship with the Town of Bolton, the University awarded a number of unique Honorary Fellowships.

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  • The patient's consent is immaterial, since its absence would merely signify mental incompetence.

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  • In yoga posture practice, simplicity does not necessarily signify ease.

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  • The fact that the data subject must signify their agreement means that there must be some active communication between the parties.

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  • Tue HabitatThe term habitat, in its widest sense, includes all the factors of the environment which affect a plant or a plant community, though the term is frequently used to signify only some of these factors.

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  • As sea-nymphs, they represent the treacherous calm of ocean, which conceals destruction beneath its smiling surface; or they signify the enervating influence of the hot wind (compare the name Sirius), which shrivels up the fresh young life of vegetation.

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  • The metaphor of Renaissance may signify the entrance of the European nations upon a fresh stage of vital energy in general, implying a fuller consciousness and a freer exercise of faculties than had belonged to the medieval period.

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  • According to Miss Nightingale nursing ought to signify the proper use of fresh air, light, warmth, cleanliness, quiet, and the selection and administration of diet - all at the least expense of vital force to the patient.

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  • An apparent trend in some measurement may signify nothing more than a change in variance, often coupled with a ceiling or floor effect.

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  • The patient 's consent is immaterial, since its absence would merely signify mental incompetence.

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  • The case of the attribute name is used to signify who defined the meaning of that name and its values.

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  • Furthermore, an attentional process is synchronized with one group of oscillators to signify which group is to be considered the attentional foreground.

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  • She was sure they should be married some time or other, and it did not much signify when.

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  • Thin slivers of chaos spread all over the city alerted him to any small movement that could signify an intruder.

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  • They can signify infinite subtleties which seem ' beyond words '.

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  • It has a weather vane inspired by a similar feature from Red House and incorporating a ' B ' to signify the Bexleyheath logo.

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  • All traces of pee and poop need to be washed off, and if blood or discharge is noticed, the nursing team must be notified as this may signify infection.

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  • For those homeowners that want their furnishings to signify their environmental values, green design furniture will reflect that commitment.

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  • Ancient Romans used purple to signify royalty.

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  • The goal of wearing a uniform as an early Girl Scout was to signify a representation of politeness and courtesy - always ready and willing to assist a stranger.

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  • Each level of Girl Scouts have badges and "bridges" which signify the passage of one level of scouting into another.

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  • A pink background could signify a girl, while a blue background could signify a boy, or neutral shades could be used for multiple children.

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  • You can choose designs to adorn the sides of the rings, maybe a gymnast on a balance beam to signify your participation in gymnastics or a musical note for the marching band.

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  • Rings have been used to signify agreements and promises for thousands of years.

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  • Many men are also wearing chastity rings to signify their intention to wait on a physical relationship.

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  • People born within that month, therefore have that special stone to signify their birthday.

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  • The birthstone charms can hang from the bracelet along with special charms that signify other important occasions.

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  • These brightly colored, highly individual bracelets signify friendship in a manner that does not require words.

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  • Many older people enjoy friendship bracelets and what they signify.

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  • R is always used to signify right, and L always represents the left foot.

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  • The colors signify justice, faith and power.

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  • For centuries, people have been using rings to signify promises.

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  • These animals signify specific characteristics of your personality and life path.

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  • You have to put the emphasis on the fun and fashion, however, as a way of reclaiming what some people say jelly bracelets currently "signify."

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  • Used to signify good luck as well as Irish heritage, some men and women of Irish decent choose to get a shamrock tattoo.

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  • While some celebrities are widely known to practice this sect of Judaism, few get religious tattoos to signify their new faith.

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  • Tribes tended to use these tattoos to signify major events in a wearer's life, or to show belonging to a specific tribe.

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  • Not only do their colors signify special emotions, the very state of the bloom as well as how many blossoms you choose to incorporate into your body art can actually be woven into a story that has personal meaning for you.

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  • If the love relationship just doesn't work out, you can have your artist add a few lost petals trickling down your ankle to the top of your foot to signify the death of the relationship.

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  • Angels can signify many things in artistic expression, from religious devotion to a personal statement about life.

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  • Jesus Tattoos can signify Christianity and allow the person to express their religious and spiritual faith.

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  • If we take in to account all of the bad omens and wives tales surrounding comets, these myths and fears can also give way as a means to signify change in someone's life.

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  • Fairies can signify many things, including change, zest for life, and the importance of a belief in greater things.

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  • Many people will often get a tattoo to signify an important happening in their life.

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  • The fantastical tattoos seem to signify magical elements, status or sheer decoration.

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  • People who have struggled to overcome great hardships and emerged from their battles victorious choose Leo zodiac tattoos to signify or document their success.

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  • A tat rose can mean anything you want it to since tattoos are so personal and usually signify something significant in your life.

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  • While at home, they would dress themselves only in a loin cloth, to signify the tattoos were part of their clothing.

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  • Some people believe the henna must be as dark as possible to signify a strong marriage.

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  • These deities are not easily ' One of the most important sources for the ancient Mexican traditions and myths is the so-called " Codex Chimalpopoca," a manuscript in the Mexican language discovered by the Abbe analysed, but on the other hand Tonatiuh and Metztli, the sun and moon, stand out distinctly as nature gods, and the traveller still sees in the huge adobe pyramids of Teotihuacan, with their sides oriented to the four quarters, an evidence of the importance of their worship. The war-god Huitzilopochtli was the real head of the Aztec pantheon; his idol remains in Mexico, a huge block of basalt on which is sculptured on the one side his hideous personage, adorned with the humming-bird feathers on the left hand which signify his name, while the not less frightful war-goddess Teoyaomiqui, or " divine wardeath," occupies the other side.

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  • A further distinction is important, especially in such subjects as mathematics or foreign languages, in which it is legitimate to ask what precise power on the part of a candidate the passing of an examination shall signify.

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  • The road is often marked by crosses, in the place of milestones, to signify where human blood has been spilled.

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  • In the Judaic tradition, however, in which the Godhead was imagined as gloriously veiled, nakedness was more likely to signify degradation, humiliation, or loss of personhood.

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  • This might include different saints, representations of Christian figures, charms that signify Christian holidays such as Easter and Christmas, Christian icons or anything else that is significant to a person with Christian beliefs.

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  • If you're shopping online for Italian jewelry, you should be aware that the European gold system uses the mark of 750 to signify 18KT gold.

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  • They signify a lazy day off with hours to do just what they want to do-relax.

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  • While the term may signify healthier living quarters, it is important to note that the U.S. Department of Agriculture puts no restrictions on these terms unlike the scrutiny regarding the use of the word organic on labeling.

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  • However, some types of jerking in sleep may signify a more serious problem.

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  • If you control a sprite that is an actual character, then designers must create a number of images that can signify if you are running left, right, jumping, ducking, and standing still.

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  • Sudden sharp pain during elimination may signify that an object is lodged in the rectum.

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  • These symptoms can signify a hidden infection or cancer.

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  • One purpose for such festive dancing was to signify both joyous and difficult times in the life of a tribe.

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  • The dancers wear oversized masks that signify different animals, and a violin is used as musical accompaniment.

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  • Water is used to purify the body and to signify a new transition for the deceased.

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  • Men are also traditionally buried in their prayer shawl after a small tear has been placed in it to signify that it will no longer be used.

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  • Even the slightest hint of messiness can signify disorder and quickly take away from the room's tranquility.

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  • Black and dark blue signify water, although you certainly can use a large range of hues for each, such as gray to pale blue.

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  • Eighteenth century customs in America might include the exchanging of rings or a bent or broken coin to signify the intention to marry.

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  • Centuries ago, a girl might have received a betrothal ring at any age to signify that her family had reached a contractual marriage agreement with a young man's family, though the wedding may be years away.

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  • Often men with children from a previous marriage will also have their children with them during a proposal to signify a family event.

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  • The purity promise ring can also signify that the wearer is choosing to abstain from things like alcohol and tobacco.

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  • A commitment promise ring - Since this ring does signify a romantic commitment between partners, it should be worn on the left ring finger.

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  • These rings, which are also called promise rings, signify your commitment without the pressure, and possibly the expense, of a real engagement ring.

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  • Thug tats used to signify toughness or affiliation with a criminal group.

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  • How does the whole process from sense to inference discover the real truth of judgments, which are true so far as they signify things known by sense, memory, experience and inference?

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  • It would signify somewhat, if, in any earnest sense, he slanted them and daubed it; but the spirit having departed out of the tenant, it is of a piece with constructing his own coffin--the architecture of the grave--and "carpenter" is but another name for "coffin-maker."

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  • Before Darwin - if the name of Darwin may be used to signify the transformation of thought of which he was the chief artificer - natural objects were regarded, not in medicine and pathology only, as a set of hidebound events; and natural operations as moving in fixed grooves, after a fashion which it is now difficult for us to realize.

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