And some are similar-looking words with opposite meanings, like adjure and abjure.
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The problem is that words like adjure are not ordinary to Anglophones today.
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People are expected to know the likes of adjure without a lick of Latin.
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What sort of person would coin antonym pairs like adjure and abjure (the former meaning to vigorously encourage someone to do something, the latter meaning to renounce)?
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And though A Portable Model of… and its follow-up How Memory Works would cement Joan of Arc's place as both an important Chicago band and also an important emo band among many aging music consumers with an affection for a long-romanticized Midwestern music culture, looking back to 1997 Chicago might also adjure the sounds of mathy acts in the vein of Tortoise or 90 Day Men.
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Our president wants to "Make America Great Again" But keeps putting roadblocks in the path of equality I'm worried things will only get worse from here I adjure to feel secure but how can I when My so-called leader is acting so immature My hope in humanity is fading Because of all the degrading My heart hurts as racism is pervading I feel anger in my soul as it anchors my stomach My spirit is damaged by the baggage of hate I carry But I must stay strong for the struggles to come I just hope my pride doesn't go numb Many entries attacked Trump, but not all.
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7, p. 339 In exorcising gout he says, "I adjure thee by the great name " (Iao Sabaoth), and a little further on, "I adjure thee with the holy names " (Iao, Sabaoth, Adonai, Eloi), from which he would appear to have been either a Jew or a Christian, and, from his frequent prescription of pork, it is most probable that he was a Christian.
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I adjure Thee by Thy might, O my God! Let no harm beset me in times of tests, and in moments of heedlessness guide my steps aright through Thine inspiration. Thou art God, potent art Thou to do what Thou desirest. No one can withstand Thy Will or thwart Thy Purpose.
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You have been weak and easygoing with your relatives. Uthman replied: > "Do you know that Umar kept Mu'awiyah in office throughout his entire > caliphate, and I have only done the same." 'Ali answered, "I adjure you by > God, do you know that Mu'awiyah was more afraid of Umar than was Umar's own > slave Yarfa?" "Yes," said (Uthman).
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"My name is Legion" is a quotation from the Gospel according to Mark. In Chapter 5, we are told that Jesus and his disciples encounter a man possessed by a multitude of demons. On seeing Jesus approaching, the afflicted man > ran and worshipped him, And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I > to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, > that thou torment me not.
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Conflicting testimony against Jesus was brought forth by many witnesses, to which Jesus answered nothing. Finally the high priest adjured Jesus to respond under solemn oath, saying "I adjure you, by the Living God, to tell us, are you the Anointed One, the Son of God?" Jesus testified ambiguously, "You have said it, and in time you will see the Son of Man seated at the right hand of the Almighty, coming on the clouds of Heaven." The high priest condemned Jesus for blasphemy, and the Sanhedrin concurred with a sentence of death ().
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He was successful as a teacher and was popular among his students. He, however, did not adjure social reforms and politics. The political ideals of Mahatma Gandhi fascinated him and led him to take an active part in the struggle for independence even as a student. As he was an influential, conscious and educated young man from a Scheduled Caste community he easily came close to such stalwarts as Tyagbeer Hem Baruah, Deva kanta Baruah, Mahendra Mohan Choudhury and others of the then most influential party, the Indian National Congress.
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However, as the death rate continued to raise, they decided to adjure the evil eye by putting two twin boys yoke two twin oxen and plow the village perimetrically. Since then, according to the legend, they released from the fetishisms and the superstitions. Consequently, as they were at last safe and had been "rescued", they decided to name their new village Sotira (Greek: Σωτήρα, from the Greek word "Σωτηρία"(sotiria) which means "rescue", σωτηρία = rescue or salvation. In honor of that day, (it was 2 May) they held a local fair every year and celebrate their rescue from the evil.
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Since no god was called upon, Lampon may have considered this oath safe to break. There are a number of minced oaths in the Bible. For example, use of the names or titles of God would be inappropriate in the Song of Songs because it is a secular text. Thus in verse 2.7, the Shulamite says, "I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem, by the gazelles or the wild does." The Hebrew words ṣᵉba’ot 'gazelles' and ’aylot haśśadeh 'wild does' are circumlocutions for titles of God, the first for either (’elohey) ṣᵉba’ot '(God of) Hosts' or (YHWH) ṣᵉba’ot '(Jehovah is) Armies' and the second for ’el šadday 'El Shaddai'.
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But with all of this, he was also known for being kindhearted, answering the needs of the fatherless and widows. Omar's swift imposition of justice against his governors for misdeeds made even powerful governors such as Muawiyah scared of him. Ali ibn Abu Talib, during the later rule of Uthman ibn Affan, wanted Uthman to be more strict with his governors, saying, "I adjure you by God, do you know that Mu'awiyah was more afraid of Omar than was Omar's own servant Yarfa?" Under Omar's rule, in order to promote strict discipline, Arab soldiers were settled outside of cities, between the desert and cultivated lands in special garrison towns known as "amsar".
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