Word Finder - cite

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To quote; to repeat, as a passage from a book, or the words of another.

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To list the source(s) from which one took information, words or literary or verbal context.

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To summon officially or authoritatively to appear in court.

We may cite an example or two.

We can only cite the Cuvier.

A few fragmentary passages remain, of which it will be sufficient to cite a word or two to call them to remembrance.

The Cite occupies the summit of an abrupt and isolated hill on the right bank of the river.

At the fourth sitting it was decided to cite Simon Episcopius and several other Remonstrants to appear within fourteen days before the synod, to state and justify their doctrines.

The researchers could then present their findings andcite the sources they were able to draw upon.

Her Cite des dames was translated by Brian Anslay (London, 1521).

The method to use to cite these references is given below.

We hear also a good deal of witches and valkyries, and of charms and magic; as an instance we may cite the fact that certain (Runic) letters were credited, as in the North, with the power of loosening bonds.

This gospel must have been translated at an early date into Greek, as Clement and Origen cite it as generally accessible, and Eusebius recounts that many reckoned it among the received books.

Carcassonne is divided by the river Aude into two distinct towns, the Ville Basse and the Cite, which are connected by two bridges, one modern, the other dating from the 13th century.

There are, however, a few cases in which the metropolitan is still allowed to cite in the first instance.

Others again cite the old-established power and productivity of Crete; the immense advantage it derived from insularity, natural fertility and geographical relation to the wider area of east Mediterranean civilizations; and the absence of evidence elsewhere for the gradual growth of a culture powerful enough to dominate the Aegean.

It has been necessary to cite these heads of the breve because the apologists of the Society allege that no motive influenced the pope save the desire of peace at any price, and that he did not believe in the culpability of the fathers.

Christine wrote about 1407 two books for women, La Cite des dames and Le Livre des trois vertus, or Le Tresor de la cite des dames.

We may cite two instances of the magical skill of the Druids.

In 1853, Johann Heinrich Dollfus (1800-1887), mayor of the town, founded the "artisans' town" (cite ouvriere) to the north-east of the old town, consisting of about 1 200 model dwellings with public bath-, washand bakehouses, and library.

Of such we may cite tuberculosis of the larynx, formerly as incurable as distressing; and "adenoids" - a disease revealed by intrascopic methods - which used grievously to thwart and stifle the growth both of mind and body in children, are now promptly removed, to the infinite advantage of the rising generation.

But in 1368 the bishop was forced to recognize various liberties and customs that had been gradually won by the citizens, the Plaid General of that year showing that there was already some kind of municipal government, save for the cite, which was not united with the y ule inferieure or the other four quartiers (Bourg, St Laurent, La Palud and Le Pont) in 1481.

Leprosy, which had almost disappeared in the 17th century, broke out once more in the 18th, and in 1773 a hospital was established by the order at Aosta, made famous by Xavier de Maistre's tale, Le Lepreux de la cite d'Aoste.

It has been needful to cite so much of the evidence proving that our Homilies and Recognitions are both recensions of a common basis, at first known as the Circuits of Peter and later by titles connecting it rather with Clement, its ostensible author, because it affords data also for the historical problems touching (a) the contents and origin of the primary Clementine work, and (b) the conditions under which our extant recensions of it arose.

We in Britain and America usually cite by the numbers of the book, the title and the paragraph, without referring to the initial words.

On the other hand, there are mares of little or no value as racers who have become the mothers of some of the most celebrated horses on the turf; among them we may cite Queen Mary, Pocahontas and Paradigm.

They were followed by treatises of a different character, clearer in matter, more systematic in arrangement, and reflecting the methods of the scholastic logic; these are farther from the Greek tradition, for although they contain sufficient traces of their ultimate Greek ancestry, their authors do not know the Greeks as masters and cite no Greek names.

In the middle ages people used to cite passages by the initial words; and the Germans do so still, giving, however, the number of the paragraph in the extract (if there are more paragraphs than one), and appending the number of the book and title.

Her Cite des dames contains many interesting contemporary portraits, and her Livre des trois vertus contains details of domestic life in the France of the early 15th century not supplied by more formal historians.

His methods were not free from arbitrariness; he would attribute to " the wise " the opinion of a single authority which he regarded as correct; he would ignore conflicting opinions or those of scholars which they themselves had afterwards retracted, and he did not scruple to cite his own decisions.2 The period of the Amora'im, " speakers, interpreters," (about 220-500 A.D.), witnessed the growth of the Gemara, when the now " canonical " Mishnah formed the basis for further amplification and for the collecting of old and new material which bore upon it.

It was long an ordinary practice with pious writers to cite Bunyan as an instance of the supernatural power of divine grace to rescue the human soul from the lowest depths of wickedness.

Those against the practice cite that it is dangerous.

It was at Strassburg that he published his remarkable volume La Cite antique (1864), in which he showed forcibly the part played by religion in the political and social evolution of Greece and Rome.

We might cite the maxims of Ani in the Egyptian papyrus Prisse (XIIth dynasty).

Some financial experts cite this as an indication of potential improvement in the U.S. economy.

This latter conclusion is the more probable from the circumstance, that the text of the code, as revised by the emperor Leo, agrees with the citations from the Basilica which occur in the works of Michael Psellus and Michael Attaliates, both of them high dignitaries of the court of Constantinople, who lived a century before Balsamon, and who are silent as to any second revision of the code having taken place in the reign of Constantine Porphyrogenitus, as well as with other citations from the Basilica, which are found in the writings of Mathaeus Blastares and of Constantine Harmenopulus, both of whom wrote shortly after Balsamon, and the latter of whom was far too learned a jurist and too accurate a lawyer to cite any but the official text of the code.

Proponents of fiberglass cite its long and effective track record and the fact that it is flame resistant.

Proponents of GMOs cite the increased crop yields, reduced costs, and other benefits while nay-sayers ask questions that don't seem to get answered.

Research studies throughout the 1980s and 1990s, during a period of growing gang involvement among North American youth, cite complex social problems as the root cause of the persistence and proliferation of youth gangs.

Believers cite examples of other creatures thought to be a myth that have actually been found in recent years, such as the giant squid, as an example that a prehistoric creature may still survive in today's world.

While these attributes don’t apply to all money management services, current customers cite the following general pros and cons for these products.

Try to stick to blogs and update sites that cite reputable news sources, or come straight from the network itself.

Prison records cite 14 attempts involving 36 prisoners.

In fact, many proponents of meditation cite increased awareness, idea generation, better problem-solving ability and less stress as some of the benefits to quieting the mind.

Experts cite many benefits of green tea for dieting, as well as for overall promotion of good health.

Some users cite that it's not for use with moderate or severe apnea and the device is not intended to treat any disease.

The legislators often cite studies indicating that exposure to inappropriate game content incites players to act inappropriately in real life.

Some experts such as Dr. Oz, Oprah's health expert, also cite the alcohol content in wine as having health benefits.

Cite your own sources, and research those provided by other genealogists.

Educatators and legislators cite many benefits of school uniforms.

Many cite Nolan's interviews of the process behind The Dark Knight to indicate a willingness to continue with the Batman saga.

The film is a non-stop riot that many cite as one of the funniest films of all time.

Historians cite Mary Tudor's barren womb and her possible death by the bursting of an ovarian cyst as another source for her bloody moniker.