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noun

Controversy n. (pl. controversies)

Contention; dispute; debate; discussion; agitation of contrary opinions. "This left no room for controversy about the title." "A dispute is commonly oral, and a controversy in writing."

Quarrel; strife; cause of variance; difference. "The Lord hath a controversy with the nations."

A suit in law or equity; a question of right. (Obs.) "When any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment."

Synonyms: Dispute; debate; disputation; disagreement; altercation; contention; wrangle; strife; quarrel.

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"Controversy" Quotes from Famous Books

... you don't understand the situation," said Mr. Bowles patiently. "You see, it's really a triangular controversy, if I may be so bold as to say so. Lady Deppingham is one of the angles; Mr. Browne, the American gentleman, is another; the native population is the last. Each wants to be the hypothenuse. While the interests of all three are merged in the ...

— The Man From Brodney's • George Barr McCutcheon

... remembered that Dewey fired a shot across the bows of a German vessel. To people in London the Venezuelan embroglio proved that the Kaiser had in mind smashing the Monroe Doctrine. Germany yielded to us in both cases. President Cleveland was at the helm when the Venezuelan controversy came and the immortal McKinley was in the chair when Manila was taken. Cleveland, Harrison and McKinley all stood up for our rights and Germany backed clear down, facts which ...

— A Journey Through France in War Time • Joseph G. Butler, Jr.

... who is firstly ever living and accessible; secondly, who can and will speak clearly and without ambiguity; and thirdly, and most essential of all, whose decisions are authoritative and decisive. One, in a word, who can pass sentence and close a controversy, and whose verdict will be honoured and accepted as final by all Catholics without hesitation. These three requisites are found in the person of the infallible Head of the Catholic Church, but ...

— The Purpose of the Papacy • John S. Vaughan

... alone is wanting to such an understanding of the sacred volume as will make us wise unto salvation; but many are the gifts which a Christian teacher requires, and diligent should be his labour before he attempts to guide others, especially when controversy pushes morality from the pulpit, and the auditory are made judges of metaphysical theology, not hearers ...

— The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 - An Historical Novel • Jane West

... explanations, instancing the pecuniary demands of the Pope, the appointment of foreigners to English benefices, and all the rest of the accusations that were playing such a part now in the religious controversy of the country. ...

— The King's Achievement • Robert Hugh Benson

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