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undermining religion, used figuratively to mean subverting or weakening insidiously or secretly the influence of religion; ruining in an underhanded way the good influence of religion.
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astounding, amazing; wonderful; surprising.
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modus vivendi, the Latin expression meaning a mode or manner of living; hence, a temporary arrangement of affairs until disputed matters could be settled.
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clash of arms, struggle; conflicting contention; argument.
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trolley car, an electric car, called trolley car because of the overhead device （a grooved wheel at the end of a pole, pressed upward in rolling contact with the overhead wire; or a wire bow in sliding contact） for taking off current in electric traction.
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pass over it lightly, barely mention the matter here; do not take the subject up fully at this point of the talk.
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ascertained, learned for a certainty by trial, examination, or experiment; made certain to the mind.
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systematized, arranged methodically according to a difinite plan.
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formulated, reduced down to, expressed in, a formula; set forth systematically.
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phenomena, things that are perceived or that appear; occurrences. The singular of this word is phenomenon .
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functions, the activities that are proper to living tissues.
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deductions, explicit knowledge, reasoned from the general to the particular or from the implicit to the explicit, as in a geometrical demonstration.
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precepts, instructions or commands intended as rules of action or conduct.
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astronomer, a person who is interested in the science of the heavenly bodies, the science of astronomy.
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celestial, of or pertaining to the sky or the visible heavens.
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geologist, one interested in geology, the science of the earth’s crust, its strata, and their relations and changes.
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untold ages, ages or years beyond count; so many years that one cannot count how many; many, many, many years ago.
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tedious, wearisome; tiresome; long and wearying.
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brought home to us, convinced into us.
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disciples, follower; adherent; believer.
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universe, all existing things; the whole creation.
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balance, weighing apparatus with central pivot, beam, and two scales.
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microscope, an optical instrument, consisting essentially of a lens or combination of lenses, for making enlarged images of minute objects.
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Questions
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1. What three mistaken notions are commonly held as to what is science?
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