Authentic and Resolute

Authentic and Resolute are opposites.

resolve | rzlv | n. L16. [f. the vb.] 1 A firm intention, a resolution. L16. 2 Firmness or steadfastness of purpose. L16. 3 An answer, a solution. Only in 17. 4 A formal resolution of a legislative body, meeting, etc

authentic | thentk | a. & n. LME. [OFr. autentique (mod. authentique) f. late L authenticus f. Gk authentikos principal, genuine


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Comments: Resolution towards a solution
Authentic: Genuineness without regard to a solution cf. martyr

martyr | mt | n. & v. [OE martir = OFris., OS, OHG martir, f. eccl.L martyr f. Gk martur.] A n. 1 A person who voluntarily undergoes the death penalty for refusing to renounce the Christian faith or a Christian doctrine, for persevering in a Christian virtue, or for obeying a law of the Church. OE. 2 A person who undergoes death or great suffering on behalf of any religious or other cause, or as a consequence of devotion to some object. (Foll. by to.) OE. 3 A person who suffers tortures comparable to those described in the legends of martyrs; a constant sufferer. (Foll. by to an ailment, etc.) M16. 4 A person who dies a victim to something. L18.
Phrases: make a martyr of (now freq. joc.) subject to hardship or inconvenience. make a martyr of oneself make a real or pretended sacrifice of one's inclinations in order to be more highly thought of.

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