The most accepted modern theory is that it is merely a catchword surviving from a longer phrase which proclaimed how, during such Indulgences, ordinary confessors might absolve from sins usually " reserved " to the Bishop or the Pope. [Please select]
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Douglass thereupon greeted Rynders as his half-brother, and made this expression the catchword of his speech. [Please select]
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The belief was fostered by the Press and a generous use of the "lawyer-politician" catchword. [Please select]
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Art for art's sake is a vile catchword, but I confess it appeals to me. [Please select]
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The slogan "Hold your hogs" was more effective as a catchword than as an economic weapon. [Please select]
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So much for Democracy when it becomes a catchword. [Please select]
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As a catchword they adopted the Scotch phrase ca'canny, to go slow or be careful not to do too much.' [Please select]
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Generally he answered with some slangy catchword, but occasionally he was interested beyond his discretion, and treated me to a harangue like an equal. [Please select]
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