continuity

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For an Orthodox Christian, a sad aspect of this continuity is the Russian Orthodox Church's all-too-eager endorsement of authoritarian rule, which taints the promise of Christian revival.

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  1. noun The state or quality of being continuous.
  2. noun An uninterrupted succession or flow; a coherent whole.
  3. noun A detailed script or scenario consulted to avoid discrepancies from shot to shot in a film, allowing the various scenes to be shot out of order.

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  • In practice this is done by means of a special instrument known as a continuity preserving transmitter, or, usually, as a transmitter. —  Edison, His Life and Inventions
  • The third postulate is that of spatio-temporal continuity, which is mainly concerned to deny action at a distance. —  My Philosophical Development
  • Rick recounts the last time (in my continuity, at any rate) that he saw Bruce Banner. —  Comic Book Resources
  • For an Orthodox Christian, a sad aspect of this continuity is the Russian Orthodox Church's all-too-eager endorsement of authoritarian rule, which taints the promise of Christian revival. —  Stromata Blog
  • "It has always been my goal to one day drive for Ferrari," Vettel told the German newspaper, "but continuity is also really important and that's why I am with Red Bull." —  F1 Fanatic - The Formula 1 Blog | F1 video | F1 pictures | F1 news | Lewis Hamilton | Fernando Alonso
 

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  1. from French continuité = Spanish continuidad = Portuguese continuidade = Italian continuità, continuitate, from Latin continuita(t-)s, from continuus, continuous: see continuous.
 

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