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signs of contradiction

signs of contradiction is the plural of sign of contradiction.

Meaning of sign of contradiction

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

Questions about signs of contradiction

What is signs of contradiction the plural of?
Signs of contradiction is the plural of sign of contradiction.

Words near signs of contradiction in the dictionary

  1. signs
  2. signs away
  3. signs in
  4. signs into
  5. signs manual
  6. signs of contradiction
  7. signs of life
  8. signs of the cross
  9. signs of the horns
  10. signs of the times
  11. signs of the zodiac

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