asseveration

Example Sentences

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Mrs. Kane has always been most careful not to make any positive asseveration of the claims of Spiritualism.

From The Death-Blow to Spiritualism Being the True Story of the Fox Sisters by Davenport, Reuben Briggs

Heaton, 4th Jurist, new series, page 708, for the distinguishment between the words of asseveration and the essential words of an oath.

From The True Story of my Parliamentary Struggle by Bradlaugh, Charles

To swear by her name was to give to the asseveration the sanctity of inviolable truth.

From Women of England by James, Bartlett Burleigh

She seemed to expect his asseveration, Cethegus was silent for a short time.

From A Struggle for Rome, v. 1 by Dahn, Felix

Enough surely has been already adduced to warrant a reasonable man in refusing to accept Professor Jowett's repeated asseveration that the Bible is "to be interpreted like any other book."

From Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford by Burgon, John William