1. A decorative screen or facing on the wall at the back of an altar; a retable.
2. The back of an open hearth of a fireplace.
[Middle English, from Anglo-Norman, from areredos : arere, behind (Latin ad-, ad- + Latin retr, backward; see re- in Indo-European roots) + dos, back (from Latin dorsum).]
1. To recant solemnly; renounce or repudiate: “For nearly 21 years after his resignation as Prime Minister in 1963, he abjured all titles, preferring to remain just plain ‘Mr.’”(Time).
2. To renounce under oath; forswear.
[Middle English abjuren, from Old French abjurer, from Latin abirre : ab-, away; see ab-1 + irre, to swear; see yewes- in Indo-European roots.]
abjure – formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; “He retracted his earlier statements about his religion”; “She abjured her beliefs”
kvetch, plain, quetch, complain, sound off, kick – express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness; “My mother complains all day”; “She has a lot to kick about”
1. Incapable of being expressed; indescribable or unutterable. See Synonyms at unspeakable.
2. Not to be uttered; taboo: the ineffable name of God.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin ineffbilis : in-, not; see in-1 + effbilis, utterable (from effr, to utter : ex-, ex- + fr, to speak; see bh-2 in Indo-European roots).]
business enterprise, commercial enterprise, business – the activity of providing goods and services involving financial and commercial and industrial aspects; “computers are now widely used in business”
intelligence – the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
1Since, then, you have been raised with Christ, set your hearts on things above, where Christ is seated at the right hand of God. 2Set your minds on things above, not on earthly things. 3For you died, and your life is now hidden with Christ in God. 4When Christ, who is your[a] life, appears, then you also will appear with him in glory.
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