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sermon collapse: a moralistic rebuke; "your preaching is wasted on him"; an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)

faultless collapse: without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record"

gnome collapse: a short pithy saying expressing a general truth; a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

saying collapse: a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations; "pardon the expression"

impute collapse: attribute or credit to; "We attributed this quotation to Shakespeare"; "People impute great cleverness to cats"; attribute (responsibility or fault) to a cause or source; "The teacher imputed the student's failure to his nervousness"

butt collapse: thick end of the handle; the small unused part of something (especially the end of a cigarette that is left after smoking); a large cask (especially one holding a volume equivalent to 2 hogsheads or 126 gallons); a victim of ridicule or pranks; the part of a plant from which the roots spring or the part of a stalk or trunk nearest the roots; to strike, thrust or shove against, often with head or horns; "He butted his sister out of the way"; place end to end without overlapping; "The frames must be butted at the joints"

discountenance collapse: show disapproval by discouraging; "any measure tending to fuse invalids into a class with special privileges should be discountenanced"; look with disfavor on; "The republic soon discountenanced its few friends"

admonition collapse: cautionary advice about something imminent (especially imminent danger); a firm rebuke

regret collapse: be sorry; "I regret to say that you did not gain admission to Harvard"; decline formally or politely; "I regret I can't come to the party"; feel sad about the loss or absence of

admonish collapse: take to task; "He admonished the child for his bad behavior"

oracle collapse: a shrine where an oracular god is consulted; a prophecy (usually obscure or allegorical) revealed by a priest or priestess; believed to be infallible

pang collapse: a sudden sharp feeling; "pangs of regret"; "she felt a stab of excitement"; "twinges of conscience"; a sharp spasm of pain; a mental pain or distress; "a pang of conscience"

angelic collapse: marked by utter benignity; resembling or befitting an angel or saint; "angelic beneficence"; "a beatific smile"; "a saintly concern for his fellow men"; "my sainted mother"; having a sweet nature befitting an angel or cherub; "an angelic smile"; "a cherubic face"; "looking so seraphic when he slept"; "a sweet disposition"; of or relating to angels; "angelic messenger"

arraign collapse: accuse of a wrong or an inadequacy; call before a court to answer an indictment

accuse collapse: bring an accusation against; level a charge against; "He charged the man with spousal abuse"

ana collapse: a collection of anecdotes about a person or place; mother of the ancient Irish gods; sometimes identified with Danu

prosecution collapse: the institution and conduct of legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior; the lawyers acting for the state to put the case against the defendant

lesson collapse: a task assigned for individual study; "he did the lesson for today"; a unit of instruction; "he took driving lessons"

childlike collapse: befitting a young child; "childlike charm"; exhibiting childlike simplicity and credulity; "childlike trust"; "dewy-eyed innocence"; "listened in round-eyed wonder"

blameless collapse: free of guilt; not subject to blame; "has lived a blameless life"; "of irreproachable character"; "an unimpeachable reputation"

teaching collapse: the profession of a teacher; "he prepared for teaching while still in college"; "pedagogy is recognized as an important profession"; a doctrine that is taught; "the teachings of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"

impeach collapse: charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office; "The President was impeached"; challenge the honesty or veracity of; "the lawyers tried to impeach the credibility of the witnesses"

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