Definition of saying

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Saying (n.) That which is said; a declaration; a statement, especially a proverbial one; an aphorism; a proverb..

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Chasuble :: Chasuble (n.) The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a narrower front piece, the two connected over the shoulders only. The back has usually a large cross, the front an upright bar or pillar, designed to be emblematical of Christ's sufferings. In the Greek Church the chasuble is a large round mantle..
Self-repetition :: Self-repetition (n.) Repetition of one's self or of one's acts; the saying or doing what one has already said or done.
Heterophemy :: Heterophemy (n.) The unconscious saying, in speech or in writing, of that which one does not intend to say; -- frequently the very reverse of the thought which is present to consciousness..
Doornail :: Doornail (n.) The nail or knob on which in ancient doors the knocker struck; -- hence the old saying, As dead as a doornail..
E-la :: E-la (n.) Originally, the highest note in the scale of Guido; hence, proverbially, any extravagant saying..
Knight :: Knight (v. t.) To dub or create (one) a knight; -- done in England by the sovereign only, who taps the kneeling candidate with a sword, saying: Rise, Sir ---..
Contradiction :: Contradiction (n.) An assertion of the contrary to what has been said or affirmed; denial of the truth of a statement or assertion; contrary declaration; gainsaying.
Read :: Read (v. t.) Saying; sentence; maxim; hence, word; advice; counsel. See Rede..
Harioiation :: Harioiation (n.) Prognostication; soothsaying.
Repetition :: Repetition (n.) The act of repeating; a doing or saying again; iteration.
Essaying :: Essaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Essa.
Mot :: Mot (n.) A pithy or witty saying; a witticism.
Scylla :: Scylla (n.) A dangerous rock on the Italian coast opposite the whirpool Charybdis on the coast of Sicily, -- both personified in classical literature as ravenous monsters. The passage between them was formerly considered perilous; hence, the saying Between Scylla and Charybdis, signifying a great peril on either hand..
Proverb :: Proverb (n.) An old and common saying; a phrase which is often repeated; especially, a sentence which briefly and forcibly expresses some practical truth, or the result of experience and observation; a maxim; a saw; an adage..
Facetiae :: Facetiae (n. pl.) Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
Soothsayer :: Soothsayer (n.) One who foretells events by the art of soothsaying; a prognosticator.
Sentence :: Sentence (n.) A short saying, usually containing moral instruction; a maxim; an axiom; a saw..
Enigma :: Enigma (n.) A dark, obscure, or inexplicable saying; a riddle; a statement, the hidden meaning of which is to be discovered or guessed..
Assaying :: Assaying (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Assa.
Ariolation :: Ariolation (n.) A soothsaying; a foretelling.
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