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Some religious adherents follow the letter of their particular traditi
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Some religious adherents follow the letter of their particular tradition while simultaneously ________ its most basic ethical tenets, a fact that may explain why so much violence is perpetrated in the name of love of and obedience to a faith.
| Two Answers |
|---|
| A. breaching |
| B. obeying |
| C. surpassing | D. heeding | E. contravening |
| F. contracting |
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28 Dec 2024, 05:08
28 Dec 2024, 05:08
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The sentence is about religious people who do two opposite things:
✅ They follow all the technical rules of their religion
❌ BUT they do something bad to the basic moral principles
We need words that mean 'going against' or 'breaking' to show this contradiction. Two words fit perfectly:
Breaching (like breaking a promise)
Contravening (like breaking a rule)
Both these words help explain how someone could claim to follow a religion while actually going against its basic principles. That's why they're both correct answers!
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✅ They follow all the technical rules of their religion
❌ BUT they do something bad to the basic moral principles
We need words that mean 'going against' or 'breaking' to show this contradiction. Two words fit perfectly:
Breaching (like breaking a promise)
Contravening (like breaking a rule)
Both these words help explain how someone could claim to follow a religion while actually going against its basic principles. That's why they're both correct answers!
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