Benignant
According to the Oxford English Dictionary (OED), benignant is an adjective that means showing kindly feelings towards inferiors and has a sense of condescension.
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- Nov 2025
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odp.library.tamu.edu odp.library.tamu.edu
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- Dec 2021
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blogs.dickinson.edu blogs.dickinson.edu
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chart of the heavens
In addition to sea and land exploration, astronomy was another interest of the intellectual of Donne's Era.
Source: Redpath, The Songs and Sonnets of John Donne (1956)
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- Apr 2021
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en.wikipedia.org en.wikipedia.org
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the term historical revisionism identifies the re-interpretation of a historical account.[1] It usually involves challenging the orthodox (established, accepted or traditional) views held by professional scholars about an historical event or time-span or phenomenon, introducing contrary evidence, or reinterpreting the motivations and decisions of the people involved.
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- May 2017
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annotatingausten.sfsuenglishdh.net annotatingausten.sfsuenglishdh.net
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house was handsome and handsomely fitted up
This saying refers to a home in the eighteenth or nineteenth century that had elegant furniture throughout the home; and elegant dishes and dinnerware. The servants lived in brand new liveries. (janeaustens world)
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