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Hamartia means “to offend,” while hamartano means “to miss the mark.”
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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Hamartia means “to offend,” while hamartano means “to miss the mark.”
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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Hamartia means “to offend,” while hamartano means “to miss the mark.”
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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Hamartia means “to offend,” while hamartano means “to miss the mark.”
God is Not a Christian, Nor a Jew, Muslim, Hindu … Carlton Pearson 2010
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Then he repeated his routine of superstitions for good measure—massaging his earlobes and the soles of his feet, touching the wallet-worn picture of his first bull, Hamartia, and one in profile of the great Arruza, then silently reading that old poem of Lorca's.
Carlos The Impossible (Part 2) JTK Belle 2010
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Sin, you will recall, in the Greek (Hamartia) is defined as a correctable mistake, as missing the mark, not as evil.
MORE EARLY MORNING CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD, THIS TIME ON A NO-COST MEDICAL PLAN AND SOCIAL JUSTICE! 2007
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Thinking about Othello and King Lear and now the advice Geoff gave me makes sense like Hamartia.
martinaa Diary Entry martinaa 2003
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Hamartia, saith he, ou mikra hēmin estai ean tous amemptōs kai hosiōs prosenenkontas ta dōra tēs episkopēs apozalōmen.
The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966
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Mortal Mind given over to the World, the Flesh and the Devil; that the mortal mind is a twist, a distortion, a false attitude, the _Hamartia_ [ἁμαρτία, sin] of Thought.
Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery Robert Means Lawrence
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_Hamartia_ means originally a 'bad shot' or 'error', but is currently used for 'offence' or 'sin'.
Poetics. English 384 BC-322 BC Aristotle 1911
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