The secret of Hegel's dialectic lies ultimately in this alone, that it negates theology through philosophy in order then to negate philosophy through theology.
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Negates
Synonyms for "negates" (129 found)
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gainsayhear a different drummerhold outhold out againstimpugninvalidatejanglejarjostlemisbelievemismatchmismatenegandnegativatenegativenot admitnot believenot buynot consentnot hear of
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not swallownot think ofnullifyobjectoffsetoppugnprove the contrarypuncturequashrebutredressrefuserefuse consentrefuse to admitrefuse to creditrejectrepealrepudiateresist entreatyresist persuasionreverserevokerulesay naysay noshake the headshow upstand aloofstultifythwarttraverseturn downunbelieveundercutundovaryvitiatevoidvote nayvote negatively
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Malawi's Supreme Court has banned the death penalty, ruling it unconstitutional because it negates the right to life. Some Malawians hail the ruling, while others denounced the decision as removing a major deterrent to serious crime.
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