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SuperESL Posted 12 years ago
Grammar

Congruity

Hi,

I have come across the following example for the word "congruity" in the online oxford dictionary:

"In an age when a Catholic leader and writer strikes a note of congruity, one is more shocked than pleased."

My understanding is that congruity has the meaning of compatibility or the quality of agreement, which doesn't seem to fit well into the above example.

What do you think? Is this just a bad example?
  

Top answer

I find it odd. It seems to mean this. Today a Catholic person can have two roles, as a leader and as a writer, and people think these roles fit well together.

— Clive

  • I find it odd.
  • It seems to mean this.
  • Today a Catholic person can have two roles, as a leader and as a writer, and people think these roles fit well together.
  • This is a shocking situation.
  • Perhaps the larger context would make the matter clearer.
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I find it odd.
It seems to mean this.
Today a Catholic person can have two roles, as a leader and as a writer, and people think these roles fit well together.
This is a shocking situation.

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I don't know what the larger context is. Oxford tends to give these short examples without telling you where they are plucked from.

But I can see the validity of your interpretation. Before I wasn't able to make any sense of it. Thanks so much.
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