gainsayer
- a word derived from gainsay.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
Surely Chrysostom had good reason when he selected the creation of the Christian people as that one miracle of Christ which no heathen gainsayer could deny.
From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by Allies, T. W. (Thomas William)
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)
It cannot be done otherwise than to propose to the gainsayer an interview, and if he attend to it, to refute his arguments.
From American Lutheranism Volume 1: Early History of American Lutheranism and The Tennessee Synod by Bente, F. (Friedrich)
Nor is this a matter of misfortune, for one that is a gainsayer becometh a strife-maker.
From The Instruction of Ptah-Hotep and the Instruction of Ke'Gemni The Oldest Books in the World by Ptahhotep
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
