negation

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Of Negation; as, Nay, no, not, by no means, not at all, in no wise, &c.

From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel

Negation and denial suited him better, and suited the age in which he lived better; hence he was a "representative man," was an exponent of his age, and led the age.

From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John

In order to withdraw myself from this atmosphere of Negation, for these several days past I have sought seclusion.

From Spanish Doubloons by Kenyon, Camilla

"The Philosophy of Disenchantment" and "The Anatomy of Negation," studies in a somewhat cheerful pessimism; b.

From The Nuttall Encyclopædia Being a Concise and Comprehensive Dictionary of General Knowledge by Nuttall, P. Austin

Re-echo of Negation on the Side of the Christian View of the World.

From The Theories of Darwin and Their Relation to Philosophy, Religion, and Morality by Zimmermann, G. A.