Oxymorous
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
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- 1 Synonym of oxymoronic. rare
"The great Teacher was well aware of this in his choice of parables (Matt. 13; Luk. 11: 1—13 et al.), gnomes (Matt. 5), oxymorous statements (Matt. 5: 29, 30), every day incidents and events (Luk. 10, 25—37), common figures (Joh. 16: 20, 21), an easy , unscholastic style of speaking, rapid change of manner according to the changes in his thought and the requirements of the occasion. […] In this concrete sense we hold that the forms of truth have vital relation to application, as witness Christ’s use of parables, figures, gnomes, oxymorous address and the like."
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More examples"The great Teacher was well aware of this in his choice of parables (Matt. 13; Luk. 11: 1—13 et al.), gnomes (Matt. 5), oxymorous statements (Matt. 5: 29, 30), every day incidents and events (Luk. 10, 25—37), common figures (Joh. 16: 20, 21), an easy , unscholastic style of speaking, rapid change of manner according to the changes in his thought and the requirements of the occasion. […] In this concrete sense we hold that the forms of truth have vital relation to application, as witness Christ’s use of parables, figures, gnomes, oxymorous address and the like."
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