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protestation

noun
/ˌpɹɒtɪsˈteɪʃən/

Etymology

From Old French protestacion, from Latin prōtestātiō.

  1. derived from prōtestātiō

Definitions

  1. A formal solemn objection or other declaration.

    • October 28, 1552, Hugh Latimer, Sermon on the Gospel for St Simon and St Jude's Day The protestation of our faith.
    • “These are but words, young man,” answered Glendinning, “large protestations are often used to supply the place of effectual service.[…]”
    • Mechanically he retained the hand that trembled in his own—but Isabella needed no protestations—one word from his mouth had been enough, and she sat in silent "measureless content."

  2. A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation…

    A declaration in common-law pleading, by which the party interposes an oblique allegation or denial of some fact, protesting that it does or does not exist, and at the same time avoiding a direct affirmation or denial.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at protestation. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at protestation. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at protestation

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA