protestation, n: 1. An emphatic declaration. 2. Formal declaration of objection Must we really have words that can mean the exact opposite?
@teozaurus I don't think those are opposites. (1) describes how the declaration is delivered; (2) describes what it's about. c.f. cleave.
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@propensive But look at this: "protestations of one's virtue even when one chooses vice". To me 1. and 2. here mean exactly the opposite. -
@propensive Maybe I'm not getting this subtilty. But still, from all the possible combination of letters, isn't it a bit odd? :)
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