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Partisan (1 Occurrence)
... a.) Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind,
passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal. ...
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Partisanship (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The state of being a partisan, or adherent to a party;
feelings or conduct appropriate to a partisan. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Zealot (4 Occurrences)
... warmly in any cause, especially, one who is overzealous, or carried away by his
zeal; one absorbed in devotion to anything; an enthusiast; a fanatical partisan...
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Dissension (18 Occurrences)
... (n.) Disagreement in opinion, usually of a violent character, producing warm debates
or angry words; contention in words; partisan and contentious divisions ...
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Machine (2 Occurrences)
... machine. 5. (n.) A political organization arranged and controlled by one
or more leaders for selfish, private or partisan ends. 6 ...
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Partisans (1 Occurrence)

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Partings (1 Occurrence)

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Catholic
... The letters of James and Jude belong to the Judaic school of Christianity; those
of Peter to a broad and non-partisan type of faith that both includes and ...
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Adherent (1 Occurrence)
... 4. (n.) One who adheres; one who adheres; one who follows a leader, party, or
profession; a follower, or partisan; a believer in a particular faith or church. ...
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Strong (736 Occurrences)
... strong language. 9. (superl.) Ardent; eager; zealous; earnestly engaged;
as, a strong partisan; a strong Whig or Tory. 10. (superl ...
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Bible Concordance

Partisan (1 Occurrence)

1 Corinthians 1:12 What I mean is that each of you is a partisan. One man says "I belong to Paul;" another "I belong to Apollos;" a third "I belong to Peter;" a fourth "I belong to Christ."
(WEY)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (n.) An adherent to a party or faction; one who is strongly and passionately devoted to a party or an interest.

2. (n.) The commander of a body of detached light troops engaged in making forays and harassing an enemy.

3. (n.) Any member of such a corps.

4. (a.) Adherent to a party or faction; especially, having the character of blind, passionate, or unreasonable adherence to a party; as, blinded by partisan zeal.

5. (a.) Serving as a partisan in a detached command; as, a partisan officer or corps.

6. (n.) A kind of halberd or pike; also, a truncheon; a staff.

Greek

2208. Zelotes -- the Zealot, a member of a Jewish political party
... Zelotes. The same as Zelotes; a Zealot, ie (specially) partisan for Jewish political
independence -- Zelotes. see GREEK Zelotes. 2207, 2208. Zelotes. 2209 ...
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Library

Chapter thirteen
... The last action has really cost me more than any other. The bulk of my
subscribers are intensely partisan. I may as well tell you ...
//christianbookshelf.org/sheldon/in his steps/chapter thirteen.htm

The Condemnation of "The Three Chapters. "
... In both cases the church was moved at once by honest conviction and partisan passion;
the state was influenced partly by a healthy desire to promote peace ...
/.../the ecclesiastical history of theodoret/vii the condemnation of the three.htm

A Loyal Tribute
... and blended freedom and law, a powerful social influence from which much good might
flow, a moderating and uniting power amidst fierce partisan bitterness and ...
/.../maclaren/expositions of holy scripture the acts/a loyal tribute.htm

To Pammachius against John of Jerusalem.
... 37). The letter showed that Isidore was coming as a mere partisan of John, and Jerome,
therefore, treated both it and the bearer with secret contempt. ...
/.../jerome/the principal works of st jerome/to pammachius against john of.htm

The Princesses of the Comneni
... Constantine XI."Ducas"was as intensely partisan as Anna; and when he found his end
approaching, he wished above all things to assure the elevation of his ...
/.../brittain/women of early christianity/xiv the princesses of the.htm

Acts XI
... The thief must inevitably lie, or acknowledge his theft; so the partisan
must either cling to his party name, or give up his party. ...
/.../mcgarvey/a commentary on acts of the apostles/acts xi.htm

Progress of Calvinism
... On his return to Paris he was soon remarkable as a strong partisan of the advanced
section of the university, and by his ability and determination he did much ...
/.../chapter iii progress of calvinism.htm

On the Study of the Evidences of Christianity.
... would be more becoming, as well as more consistent with the proposed object; the
too frequent assumption of the part of the special partisan and ingenious ...
/.../temple/essays and reviews the education of the world/on the study of the.htm

The King --Continued.
... Taunts provoke taunts; the husband feels that the wife is in heart a partisan of
the fallen house of her father, and a despiser of the Lord and of His worship ...
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Knox and Queen Mary, 1561
... between the preachers and certain Catholics, including Lesley, later Bishop of Ross,
an historian, but no better than a shifty and dangerous partisan of Mary ...
/.../lang/john knox and the reformation/chapter xiv knox and queen.htm

Subtopics

Partisan

Related Terms

Partisanship (1 Occurrence)

Zealot (4 Occurrences)

Dissension (18 Occurrences)

Machine (2 Occurrences)

Partisans (1 Occurrence)

Partings (1 Occurrence)

Catholic

Adherent (1 Occurrence)

Strong (736 Occurrences)