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Contraposition Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

subdivision

The priests of the different religious sects... dread the advance of science as witches do the approach of daylight, and scowl on the fatal harbinger announcing the subdivision of the duperies on which they live.

— Thomas Jefferson

What does 'subdivision' mean?
  

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Dividing things into smaller sections. He's saying that the leaders of the sects hate it when someone logically breaks down the inconsistencies in which they trust.

— Elanguest

  • Dividing things into smaller sections.
  • He's saying that the leaders of the sects hate it when someone logically breaks down the inconsistencies in which they trust.
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Dividing things into smaller sections. He's saying that the leaders of the sects hate it when someone logically breaks down the inconsistencies in which they trust.
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What does 'live on' mean?
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I think it should be "subversion", not "subdivision". Makes more sense at least.
contrapositionWhat does 'live on' mean?
Their lives are centered on (and they often make a living from) what T. Jefferson called "duperies".
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