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sign of contradiction

sign of contradiction noun: an entity that enjoys divine blessing, yet is subject to strong opposition.

Noun

sign of contradiction (plural signs of contradiction)

  1. An entity that enjoys divine blessing, yet is subject to strong opposition.
    • And in shouldering all this in his true human nature, he, the sign of contradiction, was above all the “lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world” (Jn 1,29).1979, Karol Wojtyła, Sign of Contradiction, translation of Segno di Contraddizzione (in Italian), page 86
    • Still concerning the truth, allow me to quote a letter from Cardinal John Heenan, then Archbishop of Westminster, extracts of which were published in London’s Clergy Review of February 1986:
      I quote:
      One of the proofs of God’s favour is to be a sign of contradiction. Almost all founders of...1987 June 29, Rhéal Bélisle, quoting John Heenan, “Private Bill: Regional Vicar for Canada of the Prelature of the Holy Cross and Opus Dei — second reading”, in parliamentary debates (Senate of...

Forms of sign of contradiction

pluralsigns of contradiction

Origin of sign of contradiction

Calque of σημεῖον (sēmeîon, “mark, sign; omen”) ἀντιλεγόμενον (antilegómenon, “being contradicted, being disputed”), used in Luke 2:34.

Questions about sign of contradiction

What does sign of contradiction mean?
Sign of contradiction means an entity that enjoys divine blessing, yet is subject to strong opposition.
What part of speech is sign of contradiction?
Sign of contradiction is a noun.
What is the plural of sign of contradiction?
The plural of sign of contradiction is signs of contradiction.

Words near sign of contradiction in the dictionary

  1. sign linguistics
  2. sign linguists
  3. sign manual
  4. sign name
  5. sign names
  6. sign of contradiction
  7. sign of life
  8. sign of the cross
  9. sign of the horns
  10. sign of the times
  11. sign of the zodiac

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