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- noun Plural form of
affirmer .
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Examples
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Consider that many evolutionists and global warming affirmers insist on spreading their beliefs using the power of government.
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No witness declared that he saw what the affirmers say was the risen Christ, and that it was not the Crucified one.
The Bible or Atheism 1897
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The true investigator is sparing in the use of this word, though the use of it is unsparingly ascribed to him; but, as a matter of fact, Pasteur has never, been able to effect the alleged transmutation, while he has been always able to point out the open doorways through which the affirmers of such transmutations had allowed error to march in upon them.
Fragments of science, V. 1-2 John Tyndall 1856
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Even the so-called deists, while not theologically Christian, were ethical monotheists, i.e., strong affirmers of ethics rooted in the will of the Creator.
National Review Online Dennis Prager 2010
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Even the so-called deists, while not theologically Christian, were ethical monotheists, i.e., strong affirmers of ethics rooted in the will of the Creator.
Articles on National Review Online Dennis Prager 2010
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The names of all affirmers on Dec. 31, 2009 will be sent along with the Charter for Compassion to five world leaders whose countries are engaged in conflict.
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Janet Scherer 2010
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The names of all affirmers, on Dec. 31, will be sent along with the Charter for Compassion to five world leaders whose countries are engaged in conflict.
Washington Report on Middle East Affairs Janet Scherer 2010
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The negators will employ logic in constructing an opposing argument, and the affirmers will use logic to counter it.
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Investors Business Daily and The Christian Science Monitor were perhaps the leading affirmers.
If there’s no War on Christmas, how come they deployed an Army? 2006
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Investors Business Daily and The Christian Science Monitor were perhaps the leading affirmers.
VDARE.com: Blog Articles » Print » If there’s no War on Christmas, how come they deployed an Army? 2006
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