Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In the manner of a chiasmus.
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Examples
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A curious inversion seemed to be occurring in which Muslim honor killing, usually targeting a daughter who is deemed to have violated the tenets of the faith, was now chiastically transposed into a Christian honor killing, targeting a son who had embarrassed his observant family.
Jihad Monitor 2010
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A curious inversion seemed to be occurring in which Muslim honor killing, usually targeting a daughter who is deemed to have violated the tenets of the faith, was now chiastically transposed into a Christian honor killing, targeting a son who had embarrassed his observant family.
Jihad Monitor 2010
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A curious inversion seemed to be occurring in which Muslim honor killing, usually targeting a daughter who is deemed to have violated the tenets of the faith, was now chiastically transposed into a Christian honor killing, targeting a son who had embarrassed his observant family.
Jihad Monitor 2010
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Leviticus [Hebrew: ויקרא] is the third book of the chiastically structured.
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Leviticus [Hebrew: ויקרא] is the third book of the chiastically structured.
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