The Hindu Editorial (Theological thicket) – Jan 15, 2020

The Hindu Editorial (Theological thicket) – Jan 15, 2020

The opening hearing before a nine-judge Supreme Court Bench, constituted to give an authoritative pronouncement on the nature of religious freedom under the Constitution,… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Theological thicket) – Jan 15, 2020.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Theological thicket) – Jan 15, 2020:

  1. theological (adjective) – religious, scriptural, doctrinal.
  2. thicket (noun) – dense growth of something (particularly small trees/bushes close together).
  3. authoritative pronouncement (noun) – a formal declaration of opinion sanctioned by established authority.
  4. submission (noun) – argument, assertion/contention, claim.
  5. interplay (noun) – interaction, interchange, compromises, cooperation.
  6. female genital mutilation (FGM) (noun) – it comprises all procedures that involve partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. (Courtesy: WHO).
  7. prudent (adjective) – wise, sensible, well judged.
  8. set out (phrasal verb) – present, describe, set forth, detail.
  9. discriminatory (adjective) – prejudicial, biased, unfair, inequitable.
  10. treatise (noun) – discourse, thesis, critique, written work.
  11. be subjected to (verb) – put through, undergo, experience; bring under jurisdiction.
  12. curb (verb) – restrain, control, contain, stifle, check.
  13. grounds (noun) – factors, reason, cause, basis.
  14. morality (noun) – ethics, rights and wrongs, correctness/propriety.
  15. signal (adjective) – notable, obvious, significant, striking.
  16. flaw (noun) – mistake, defect, blemish, fault, imperfection.
  17. emanate from (verb) – emerge, originate, start.
  18. apparently (adjective) – seemingly, evidently, it appears that.
  19. precedent (noun) – model, exemplar, example, pattern; previous example/instance, prior instance.
  20. dissenting (adjective) – disagreeing, opposing, arguing.
  21. up to (phrase) – the choice of (someone).
  22. go by (phrasal verb) – to follow/accept something.
  23. scope (noun) – opportunity,  latitude, leeway (to do or deal with something).
  24. hold (verb) – believe, think, consider, feel.
  25. autonomy (noun) – self-determination, freedom, independence (from external control/influence).
  26. denomination (noun) – (religious) faith, belief, doctrine, theology; a branch of any religion.
  27. doctrine (noun) – principle, belief, rule.
  28. means (noun) – method, way, manner.
  29. rid (verb) – clear, make free, relieve.
  30. uphold (verb) – support, endorse, validate, justify.
  31. regressive (adjective) –  unprogressive, negative, retrograde.

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