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noun • witty language used to convey insults or scorn • incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs • a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs | ||||||||
| 46% | 8 | Socratic method of discussion, professing ignorance | ||||||
adjective satellite • characterized by often poignant difference or incongruity between what is expected and what actually is • humorously sarcastic or mocking | ||||||||
| 35% | 11 | Author of the quote 'Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ' | ||||||
noun • (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian Church whose major work was his translation of the Scriptures from Hebrew and Greek into Latin (which became the Vulgate); a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-420) | ||||||||
Socratic ___ Pretended Ignorance Crossword Clue
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IRONY which was last seen in the New York Times crossword.
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IRONY
Updated: October 10, 2023
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