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Bitterness :: Bitterness (n.) The quality or state of being bitter, sharp, or acrid, in either a literal or figurative sense; implacableness; resentfulness; severity; keenness of reproach or sarcasm; deep distress, grief, or vexation of mind..

Apostle :: Apostle (n.) Literally: One sent forth; a messenger. Specifically: One of the twelve disciples of Christ, specially chosen as his companions and witnesses, and sent forth to preach the gospel..

Biliteral :: Biliteral (a.) Consisting of two letters; as, a biliteral root of a Sanskrit verb..

File :: File (n.) Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively..

Notation :: Notation (n.) Literal or etymological signification.

Hardness :: Hardness (n.) The quality or state of being hard, literally or figuratively..

Blindness :: Blindness (n.) State or condition of being blind, literally or figuratively..

Support :: Support (v. t.) To bear by being under; to keep from falling; to uphold; to sustain, in a literal or physical sense; to prop up; to bear the weight of; as, a pillar supports a structure; an abutment supports an arch; the trunk of a tree supports the branches..

Literalized :: Literalized (imp. & p. p.) of Literaliz.

Metaphorical :: Metaphorical (a.) Of or pertaining to metaphor; comprising a metaphor; not literal; figurative; tropical; as, a metaphorical expression; a metaphorical sense..

Alphabetical :: Alphabetical (a.) Literal.

Nominal :: Nominal (a.) Of or pertaining to a name or names; having to do with the literal meaning of a word; verbal; as, a nominal definition..

Scripturalism :: Scripturalism (n.) The quality or state of being scriptural; literal adherence to the Scriptures.

Spiritualize :: Spiritualize (v. t.) To give a spiritual meaning to; to take in a spiritual sense; -- opposed to literalize.

Pierce :: Pierce (v. i.) To enter; to penetrate; to make a way into or through something, as a pointed instrument does; -- used literally and figuratively..

Relapse :: Relapse (v. i.) To slip or slide back, in a literal sense; to turn back..

Ardor :: Ardor (n.) Heat, in a literal sense; as, the ardor of the sun's rays..

Extirpate :: Extirpate (v. t.) To pluck up by the stem or root; to root out; to eradicate, literally or figuratively; to destroy wholly; as, to extirpate weeds; to extirpate a tumor; to extirpate a sect; to extirpate error or heresy..

Scripturalist :: Scripturalist (n.) One who adheres literally to the Scriptures.

Burden :: Burden (v. t.) To encumber with weight (literal or figurative); to lay a heavy load upon; to load.

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