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To them he was the gainsayer, the destroyer, the most shattering of existent forces.

From Essays in Rebellion by Nevinson, Henry W.

Nor is it open to the gainsayer to contend that they were kings indeed but of some chance city.

From Agesilaus by Dakyns, Henry Graham

But Ramsay had no gainsayer, and The Gentle Shepherd was the first of books in most Lowland homes.

From Royal Edinburgh Her Saints, Kings, Prophets and Poets by Reid, George

Again, when the gainsayer in a public debate is closely pursued by the truth, he uses invectives instead of arguments, which is a plain indication of his mouth being stopped.

From American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by Bente, F. (Friedrich)

This she seals with the water of baptism, arrays with the Holy Ghost, feeds with the eucharist, cheers with martyrdom, and against such a discipline thus maintained she admits no gainsayer.

From A Source Book for Ancient Church History by Ayer, Joseph Cullen