false relation
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It made all our explanations seem childish and untrue; the false relation was instantly exposed.
From Three More John Silence Stories by Blackwood, Algernon
How vividly Christ taught that all our fear and we arise out of this false relation of our spirit to the living God!
From The world's great sermons, Volume 08 Talmage to Knox Little by Kleiser, Grenville
But, as there is this true relation between money and "goods," or good things, so there is a false relation between money and "bads," or bad things.
From The Queen of the Air Being a Study of the Greek Myths of Cloud and Storm by Ruskin, John
Does this not strike you as a good case of false relation?
From More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2 by Darwin, Francis, Sir
As for our former experience, we were in a false relation, and it made fools of us both.
From Lady Rose's Daughter by Ward, Humphry, Mrs.
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