Infamous calumnies against Victorin have floated about the camp," the old captain proceeded to say.
Was it secret rage at witnessing how idle were his calumnies against Victorin?
You are ambitious--" "And in what manner could such calumnies subserve my ambition?
The author of the worst calumnies against him was Sir Alexander Boswell, 'a gentleman with whom he was somewhat related, and with whom he had never been but upon good terms.
One was, that the baronet should deny that the calumnies were his; the other, that Sir Alexander should confess that the libel was but a poor joke, for which he was sorry.
Nothing short of this could protect it from the heresies and calumnies with which denominations, peoples, and governments have endeavored, and will, with increasing vigor, endeavor to assail it in future.
Yet another of his calumnies was that I had established an independent sovereignty, and that—God forbid!
When he saw that his calumnies had no effect, he gradually formed a plan to incite a disturbance.
The author was very angry with Erasmus on account of his calumnies against religious: “Utinam Lutherus mentiatur, qui te [Erasmum] atheon dicit.
Strange calumnies still rest upon this queen, all of whose actions were fated to be misjudged.
At a later season he complains to Catherine of the calumnies heaped upon him, and bluntly says “that he is not in the humor to endure such things.
Our author was not so warm on any subject as the calumnies against the religious of the middle age: he considered the civilization of Europe to be owing to them.
It is usual for you Christians to raise several calumnies against our gods; for which reason I command you to come now with me to a banquet in honor of Jupiter and Juno, and acknowledge and perform what is due to their majesty.
Our Saviour encouraged him under his poverty, tribulation, and persecutions, especially the calumnies of the Jews, called him rich in grace, and promised him the crown of life by martyrdom.
He frequently mentioned, in terms of the highest admiration, the humility and resignation with which Boudon bore the calumnies of his prelate and fellow-clergy.
He was given her by heaven to be the protector of her chastity, to secure her from calumnies in the birth of the Son of God, and to assist her in his education, and in her journeys, fatigues, and persecutions.
For it does not follow that because it is the hand of the judge that strikes the blow, your calumnies therefore are not rather guilty of the deed.
But whereinsoever he has cast any revilings or calumnies against the grain itself, its faith is tried on earth, and its reward increased in the heavens.
If we too were pleased to return calumnies for calumnies, we too might possibly be able to give vent to eloquent slanders.
And if you think that this is in no way to your prejudice, I would ask you how the emptiness of your calumnies can be to the prejudice of the whole world?
He would let the Duke scream himself hoarse or dead with his calumnies against John Frederick and the Evangelicals, and simply answer him by saying, 'Devil, thou liest!
Calumnies of this kind were reserved for the occasion of his marriage.
In the tenth year of the new Elector's reign Luther was able publicly and confidently to bear witness against the calumnies brought against his government.
Luther lived with her in thankful love and harmony; nor have even the calumnies of malicious enemies been able to cast a shadow of doubt upon the perfect concord of his married life.
In addition they were too ready to believe all the calumnies that were circulated against the pagan mysteries, {16} calumniesdirected against occult sects of all times and against the Christians themselves.
This party, whose foolish manoeuvres he was continually discomfiting, feared and hated him as its evil genius, taking every opportunity of showering on his head calumnies the most improbable and absurd.
Westphali Calumnias, "Second Defense of the Pious and Orthodox Faith, against the Calumnies of J.
Another is entitled: Apology of the Confession Concerning the Lord's Supper against the Corruptions andCalumnies of John Calvin.
In 1559 Theodore Beza donned the armor of Calvin and entered the controversy with his "Treatise (Tractatio) Concerning the Lord's Supper, in which the calumnies of J.
The extortion of that confirmation of hiscalumnies had been a main object of the whole disgraceful farce.
It may be inferred from an allusion by him in a letter that some of the Lords who had been interrogating him allowed their indignation at his apparent calumnies against Ralegh to be perceptible.
He was father of Sir William Sanderson, writer in 1656 of a History of Queen Mary and King James, full of calumnies upon Ralegh.
Ralegh had nothing to hope from the compiler of this wonderful medley, who was willing to buy his life by calumnies upon his friend.
Imagining her traveller to stand by moonlight before the chateau of Valencay, she puts into his mouth some of the most repulsive calumnies against Talleyrand, as the silhouetted forms appear at the windows.
Besides, when they lay fresh calumniesupon us, we may well render thanksgiving to God, that we have a clear conscience in his sight and before men, and that we are free from all suspicion of evil.
Imperial Majesty from the calumnies laid upon him on account of his faith, whereof he makes confession.
In that and in greater things, let us pray God that he may vouchsafe us grace to call us to his light, despising the calumnies of those who judge in darkness.
Least of all need you torment yourself, if they deal in impudent calumnies against me or others, seeing that they have leave to speak evil without rhyme or reason.
He also complains of thecalumnies directed against him by Trolliet.
All the other slanders and calumnies uttered against the remaining officers should be required to be proven.
Your calumnies have caused her infinite sorrow more bitter for her to bear than the dastardly crime which you did commit against her person.
We have observed that Austria-Hungary, particularly in these latter days, has intensified her intrigues and her calumnies against the Serbian people.
All such intrigues and calumnies have only one end--to destroy the faith which our allies have in the Serbian people, to rupture the national concord, and by our discord and quarrels to assure the conquest of the Serbian Nation.
The personal attacks contained in the work, the unheard-of calumnies and slanders of others, condemn themselves.
I never remembered to have seen my mother angry except when she heard suchcalumnies of Mr. Paine, when she would almost insult those who uttered them.
What a crowd of absurd imputations and gross calumnies have they accumulated against this treasure of all the sciences!
He was on the point of publishing his defence against the calumnies which his toleration had drawn upon him from both Catholic and Calvinist.
Against these calumnies he had avowed his intention of publishing his defence.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "calumnies" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
