Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for PAR'A-DOX
PAR-A-DIS'E-AN, or PAR-A-DI-SI'AC-ALPAR-A-DOX'IC-AL
PAR'A-DOX, n. [Fr. paradoxe; It paradosso; Gr. παραδοξια; παρα, beyond, and δοξα, opinion; δοκεω, to think or suppose.]
A tenet or proposition contrary to received opinion, or seemingly absurd, yet true in fact. A gloss there is to color that paradox, and make it appear; in show not to be altogether unreasonable. – Hooker.
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