sacked, vilify, get the sack, reduction of Muslims to caricature

Celebrations in Zimbabwe as Robert Mugabe is sacked as leader


Confucius was born on September 28th 551BC. Since he came to power, Xi Jinping has sought to elevate Confucius—whom Mao vilified—as the grand progenitor of Chinese culture


In January we wrote that the terror attacks on the Charlie Hebdo offices in Paris should not lead to the reduction of Muslims to caricature. From the archive

Vilifying all Islam is the wrong way to counter bloody medievalism

Islamists are assailing freedom of speech; but vilifying all Islam is the…

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Nun Lends Voice of Skepticism on Syria’s Use of Gas

By BEN HUBBARD

Mother Agnes Mariam of the Cross, who said videos of the victims were fake, has been lauded by supporters of the Syrian government and vilified by the opposition.

vilify

Syllabification: (vil·i·fy)

Pronunciation: /ˈviləˌfī/

verb (vilifies, vilifying, vilified)

[with object]

• speak or write about in an abusively disparaging manner:he has been vilified in the press

Derivatives

vilifier
noun

Origin:

late Middle English (in the sense 'lower in value'): from late Latin vilificare, from Latin vilis 'of low value' (see vile)

laud

Syllabification: (laud)

Pronunciation: /lôd/

verb

[with object] formal

• praise (a person or their achievements) highly, especially in a public context:the obituary lauded him as a great statesman and soldier [as adjective, with submodifier]: (lauded)her much lauded rendering of Lady Macbeth

noun

archaic

• praise:all glory, laud, and honor to Thee

Origin:

late Middle English: the noun from Old French laude, the verb from Latin laudare, both from Latin laus, laud- 'praise' (see also lauds)