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CONTESTATION
controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguing
(noun) a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement; “they were involved in a violent argument”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
contestation (countable and uncountable, plural contestations)
The act of contesting; emulation
Synonyms: rivalry, strife, dispute
Proof by witness; attestation; testimony.
Anagrams
• nonsteatotic
Source: Wiktionary
Con`tes*ta"tion, n. Etym: [L. contestatio testimony: cf. F. contestation a contesting.]
1. The act of contesting; emulation; rivalry; strife; dispute. "Loverlike contestation." Milton. After years spent in domestic, unsociable contestations, she found means to withdraw. Clarendon.
2. Proof by witness; attestation; testimony. [Obs.] A solemn contestation ratified on the part of God. Barrow.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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