Maxim: alternatives and connections

A comprehensive maxim or principle expressed in a few words; a sharply defined sentence relating to abstract truth rather than to practical matters.

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See Apothegm.

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Alt. of Apophthegm

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An imaginary being, supposed by the Rosicrucians to inhabit the inner parts of the earth, and to be the guardian of mines, quarries, etc.

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A maxim or saying embodying a moral truth.

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The act of expressing; the act of forcing out by pressure; as, the expression of juices or oils; also, of extorting or eliciting; as, a forcible expr…

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Speech or discourse; a phrase; a form or mode of expression.

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of Say

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Alt. of Aphoristical

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Alt. of Aphoristical

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A self-evident and necessary truth, or a proposition whose truth is so evident as first sight that no reasoning or demonstration can make it plainer;…

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