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1hard-fact/soft-fact debate — The debate among Christian philosophers over hard facts and soft facts is bound up with the problem of foreknowledge and freedom. There is not even agreement among Christian philosophers as to the definition of the terms hard fact and soft… …
2fact — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. reality, actuality, certainty; occurrence.See existence, truth, evidence.Ant., fiction, falsehood. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A reliable generality] Syn. reality, actuality, certainty, truth,… …
3fact — Synonyms and related words: absolute fact, accepted fact, accomplishment, act, actual fact, actuality, actually, admitted fact, adventure, article, aspect, authenticity, axiom, bald fact, bare fact, basis for belief, body of evidence, brutal fact …
4fact — [ fækt ] noun *** 1. ) count a piece of true information: They have simply attempted to state the facts. fact about: Here children can discover basic scientific facts about the world. fact of: He wrote an article explaining the main facts of the… …
5fact — W1S1 [fækt] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(true information)¦ 2 the fact (that) 3 in (actual) fact 4 the fact (of the matter) is 5 the fact remains 6¦(real events/not a story)¦ 7 facts and figures 8 the facts speak for themselves 9 after the fact ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ …
6Hard and soft drugs — are loose categories of non prescription psychoactive drugs. This distinction is used in both official and casual discourse. The term hard drug generally refers to drugs illegal for nonmedical use that lead to profound and severe addiction, as… …
7Hard Head — and Hard Head 2 were two mid 80s arcade platform scrolling video games made by SunA corporation.The original Hard Head , released in 1988, was also converted to the NES and was a classic platform game. Although the game contained some original… …
8Hard water — is the type of water that has high mineral content (in contrast with soft water ). Hard water minerals primarily consist of calcium (Ca2+), and magnesium (Mg2+) metal cations, and sometimes other dissolved compounds such as bicarbonates and… …
9Hard science — is a term used to describe natural sciences and physical sciences as distinct from social science.Fact|date=October 2007 The hard sciences are believed to rely on experimental, empirical, quantifiable data or the scientific method and focus on… …
10hard as nails — {adj. phr.}, {informal} 1. Not flabby or soft; physically very fit; tough and strong. * /After a summer of work in the country, Jack was as hard as nails, without a pound of extra weight./ 2. Not gentle or mild; rough; stern. * /Johnny works for… …
