Though the reign of Roderic is traditionally dated to 710 – 11, a literal reading of the Chronicle of 754 indicates 711 – 12.

Though the scientific name phalloides means " phallus-shaped ", it is unclear whether it is named for its resemblance to a literal phallus or the stinkhorn mushrooms Phallus.

He views “ Africadian ” literature as “ literal and liberal — I canonize songs and sonnets, histories and homilies .” Clarke has stated that he found further writing inspiration in the 1970s and his “ individualist poetic scored with implicit social commentary ” came from the ‘ Gang of Seven ’ intellectuals, “ poet-politicos: jazz trumpeter Miles Davis, troubadour-bard Bob Dylan, libertine lyricist Irving Layton, guerrilla leader and poet Mao Zedong, reactionary modernist Ezra Pound, Black Power orator Malcolm X and the Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau .” Though flawed, Clarke found “ as a whole, the group ’ s blunt talk, suave styles, acerbic independence, raunchy macho, feisty lyricism, singing heroic and a scarf-and-beret chivalry quite, well, liberating .”

Though the legend is not held in high honor by the literati, it contains some features of interest which have not as yet been pointed out and deserve at least an incidental comment .< p > P ’ an-Ku is written in two ways: one means in literal translations, “ basin ancient ”, the other “ basin solid ”.

Though rejecting the ultra-minimalist position that places the composition of the Bible in the Persian or Greek period, i. e., after the return from the Babylonian exile, he argues that much of the Bible was written from the seventh through the 5th century BCE Notwithstanding his dismissal of the literal approach to Biblical history, Finkelstein believes that ' New archaeological discoveries should not erode one's sense of tradition and identity '.

Though it wasn't the literal hell, Buffy would be defeated and killed by the Master.

Though many scholars have commented on the literal and allegorical levels of the poem, some scholars view The Seafarer as more allegorical than literal.

Though a literal understanding of terma is " hidden treasure ", and sometimes objects are hidden away, the teachings associated should be understood as being ' concealed within the mind of the guru ', that is, the true place of concealment is in the terton's mindstream.

Though kapporeth is probably derived from kaphar, which is often considered to mean cover, the literal meaning of kaphar is wipe out, implying that kapporeth means thing of wiping out / thing of cleansing ; the cognate Arabic term kaffarat ( also generally taken to mean cover, but from which the word kafir also derives ) is used in modern legal contexts to refer to any mechanism of rectifying illegality ( ranging from rectifying the failure to fast during Ramadan to the rectification of murder ), for example the freeing of slaves after the slave has suffered shocking circumstances could be considered as a kaffarat.

Though Clement of Alexandria, Sextus Empiricus, and Diogenes Laertius all quote the same passage from Timon, where Socrates is termed a laxoos or lithoxoos in ancient Greek, Timon's work is polemical and not a serious attempt to transmit literal, historical facts.

Though this office owned no imperium, meaning no lictors for protection, they were allowed to wear the toga praetexta.

Though " president " and various monarchic titles are most commonly used for heads of state, in some nationalistic regimes ( usually republics ), the leader adopts, formally or de facto, a unique style simply meaning " leader " in the national language, such as Nazi Germany's single party chief and head of state and government, Adolf Hitler Führer ( see that article for equivalents ).

Though the original armiger may have placed particular meaning on a charge, these meanings are not necessarily retained from generation to generation.

Though initially sarcastic and self-possessed to the point of arrogance ( Leiko is actually a Japanese name meaning " arrogant ") her relationship with her new lover causes her to become more contemplative.

Though in the United States, naturism and nudism have the same meaning, in Britain there is a clear distinction.

Though the broad outline of the process is generally agreed, there is a considerable diversity of views held by specialist scholars on detailed issues concerning the development, categorization and meaning of the arabesque.

This concept of meaning differs from the concept of signification: Though an expression is signifying, for instance " The gold mountain is in California ", it may nevertheless be discursively meaningless and therefore have no existence within a certain discourse.

Though less commonly it was originally also used to indicate a riddle either in verse or prose, of which the listener must guess the meaning, often given syllable by syllable — see riddle.

Though the spelling has changed, the pronunciation and meaning of the word have remained relatively stable ever since.

Though a sense of nationalism pervaded his earliest surreal landscapes and Head of a Catalan Peasant, it wasn ’ t until Spain ’ s Republican government commissioned him to paint the mural, The Reaper, for the Spanish Republican Pavilion at the 1937 Paris Exhibition, that Miró ’ s work took on a politically charged meaning.

Though Hopper claimed that he didn ’ t consciously embed psychological meaning in his paintings, he was deeply interested in Freud and the power of the subconscious mind.

Though critics and viewers interpret meaning and mood in these cityscapes, Hopper insisted “ I was more interested in the sunlight on the buildings and on the figures than any symbolism .” As if to prove the point, his late painting Sun in an Empty Room ( 1963 ) is a pure study of sunlight.

Though once Tuurngaq simply meant " helping spirit ", it has, with Christianisation, taken on the meaning of demon in the Christian belief system.

Though this meaning would seem to be consistent with the intention of the word " pussy " when used as an insult toward a man, it is a false cognate unrelated to the Germanic derivations of puss and pussy.

Though its name in the Ojibwe language is " Obaashiing " meaning " At the narrows ", " Ponemah " is derived from another Ojibwe word baanimaa, meaning " later ( on ), after ( wards )", as used in The Song of Hiawatha.

Though there is no solid historical evidence for any of the various theories, the most commonly given origin for the name Wyckoff, which was the origin accepted by the town committee when the town was established, is that the name is from the Lenape word wickoff, meaning " high ground ", or that it is from wickok meaning " water ".

Though the meaning of a parable is often not explicitly stated, the meaning is not usually intended be hidden or secret but on the contrary quite straightforward and obvious.

Though these forms consist of lyric-based verses, musicians improvise raga phrases in free rhythm, like an alapana, so both the sound value, and the meaning of the text, guide the musician through elaborate melodic improvisations.

Though the laws also affected adherents of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland ( who were concentrated in Ulster ), their principal victims were members of the Roman Catholic Church, meaning over three quarters of the people on the island.

Though the normal German spelling is Spaßguerilla, Teufel's spelling became known as the " teuflische Schreibweise " ( a pun meaning either " Teufelian " spelling or " diabolical spelling "; Teufel in German means devil ).

Though the local folklore may have tainted its true meaning over the years there is still a possibility that this was once a Walpurgis night.

Though the slave's dying words about the woman troubled the coroner's panel, Dandy's accusation was adjudged an aberration by the jury and disregarded.

Though gematria is most often used to calculate the values of individual words, psukim ( Biblical verses ), Talmudical aphorisms, sentences from the standard Jewish prayers, personal, angelic and Godly names, and other religiously significant material, Kabbalists use them often for arbitrary phrases and, occasionally, for various languages.

Though the two scripts – Linear A and B – share some of the same symbols, using the syllables associated with Linear B in Linear A writings produces words that are unrelated to any known language.

Though the translation makes less use of Greek words than the Sahidic, it does employ some Greek grammar ( e. g., in word-order and the use of particles such as the syntactic construction μεν — δε ).

Though the descriptive words at polar opposites may vary, often in popular biaxial spectra the axes are split between cultural issues and economic issues, each scaling from some form of individualism ( or government for the freedom of the individual ) to some form of communitarianism ( or government for the welfare of the community ).

Though the Philistines adopted local Canaanite culture and language before leaving any written texts ( and later adopted the Aramaic language ), an Indo-European origin has been suggested for a handful of known Philistine words that survived as loanwords in Hebrew.

Though the language is typically Romance, some words in the language are not of Latin origin, and often are of uncertain etymology.

Though WordNet contains a sufficiently wide range of common words, it does not cover special domain vocabulary.

Though nouns and verbs predominate, the Greek loan words may come from any other part of speech except pronouns.

Though they can confuse one with their words, fairies cannot lie.

Though the series is often remembered solely for its gruesome stories and sound effects, Cooper's scripts for Lights Out were well-written and offered innovations seldom heard in early radio dramas, including multiple first person narrators, stream of consciousness monologues and scripts that contrasted a duplicitious character's internal monologue and his spoken words.

Though these words came to be used synonymously and interchangeably, at the time of Ying Zheng's rule, they were not used together, and would have carried the connotation of " The Holy Emperor " because Huang ( 皇 ) was previously associated with divine or deified entities.

Though not all manuscript versions of the Gettysburg Address contain the words " under God ", all the reporters ' transcripts of the speech as delivered do, as perhaps Lincoln may have deviated from his prepared text and inserted the phrase when he said " that the nation shall, under God, have a new birth of freedom.

Though originally these words were used to designate a vocal part, they are now used to describe singers of that part, whose vocal techniques may differ ( see below ).

Though only composed of simple words, it is notable for being very difficult to sing, due to the lengthy mellismas.

Though the words are difficult to make out, a review informs us that this is a typically punk ‘ us against the world anthem ’.

Though their sound is more swing influenced, the Treniers incorporated a thumping backbeat and copious songs that included the words " rock " and " roll "-" Rocking on Sunday Night " and " It Rocks!

Though Frederic Cassidy challenged Dalby's claims, asserting that there is no documentary evidence that any of these African-language words had any causal link with its use in the American press, one can certainly wonder at the fact that this standard of written proof does not account for the illiteracy in which the West African speakers were kept during the period of slavery in question.

Though he never talked about his religious background, several comments by those around him during his time at WJM suggest he might have been Jewish: Phyllis Lindstrom was the first to suggest that he would get along well with Rhoda since, in her strained words, they were " both ... earthy ," and in a later episode Sue Ann Nivens assured him he would not mind singing her " non-denominational " Christmas carols.

Though the same scholars recognise that 1 Enoch 1: 9 itself is a midrash of the words of Moses " he came from the ten thousands of holy ones " from Deuteronomy 33: 2.

Though in her own words Dunne created " no great furor ," by 1929 she had a successful Broadway career playing leading roles, grateful to be at center stage rather than in the chorus line.

Though some believe the title Texaco Star Theatre was retired temporarily, in favor of Texaco Time, after Allen scaled the show back to a half-hour, the show retained the Texaco Star Theatre title officially, the confusion likely stemming from the announcers ' first words of introduction: " It's Texaco time starring Fred Allen.

Though the Kanon may be represented by his Doryphoros, the bronze has not survived, but references to it in other ancient books imply that its main principle was expressed by the Greek words symmetria, the Hippocratic principle of isonomia (" equilibrium "), and rhythmos.

Though the two words are subject to being confused with one another, the molality and molarity of a weak aqueous solution happen to be nearly the same, as one kilogram of water ( the solvent ) occupies 1 liter of volume at room temperature and the small amount of solute would have little effect on the volume.