munitions, ammunition, live ammunition. apostasy, Takfiri, munitionette, cluster-munition producer

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 There is no evidence, he said, that chemical weapons were used by the Syrian government. But in remarks quoted by the official Islamic Republic News Agency. Mr. Zarif said there was some evidence that such munitions had been given to what he called Takfiri groups, referring to Syria’s insurgents. Takfiri is a disparaging term used by Muslims for extremist groups that accuse others of apostasy.

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January 19, 2023

BREAKING NEWS

Kevin Mohatt/Reuters Alec Baldwin Will Be Charged With Involuntary Manslaughter in ‘Rust’ Killing The film’s armorer will face the same charge. A cinematographer was killed when a gun Baldwin was rehearsing with went off. There was not supposed to be live ammunition on the set.

munition

Pronunciation: /mjʊˈnɪʃ(ə)n/

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noun

(munitions)

• military weapons, ammunition, equipment, and stores: reserves of nuclear, chemical, and conventional munitions (as modifier munition)munition factories

verb

[with object]

• supply with munitions: it never had the defence industry necessary to equip or munition its forces

Derivatives

munitioner
noun ( rare)

munitionette. Language; Watch · Edit. Contents. 1 English. 1.1 Etymology; 1.2 Pronunciation; 1.3 Noun. 1.3.1 Synonyms. EnglishEdit. EtymologyEdit. From munition +‎ -ette.

 (UK, historical) A female worker in a munitions factory during World War I.Origin munition +‎ -ette...

Origin:

late Middle English (denoting a granted right or privilege): from French, from Latin munitio(n-) 'fortification', from munire 'fortify or secure'

ammunition

NOUN

mass noun

• 1A supply or quantity of bullets and shells.

  ‘guns, ammunition, and explosives’

  as modifier ‘an ammunition dump’

  1. 1.1 Considerations that can be used to support one's case in debate.
     ‘these figures provide ammunition to the argument for more resources’

Origin

Late 16th century: from obsolete French amunition, alteration (by wrong division) of la munition ‘the munition’ (see munition).

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 Heresy (See APOSTASY.)

Pronunciation: /əˈpɒstəsi/

noun

[mass noun]

• the abandonment or renunciation of a religious or political belief or principle: the execution of their leader for apostasy brought widespread criticism

Origin:

Middle English: from ecclesiastical Latin apostasia, from a late Greek alteration of Greek apostasis 'defection'

apostasy

発音

━━ n. 背教; （完全な）変節; 脱党.
a・pos・tate
　━━ n., a. 背教者; 変節者; 脱党者; 背教の; 変節の.
a・pos・ta・tize　━━ vt. 信仰を捨てる; 変節する.


n., pl., -sies.
Abandonment of one's religious faith, a political party, one's principles, or a cause.

[Middle English apostasie, from Old French, from Late Latin apostasia, defection, from Late Greek apostasiā, from Greek apostasis, revolt, from aphistanai, aposta-, to revolt : apo-, apo- + histanai, to stand, place.]