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UK
/hˈaɪst/
]
[ US /ˈhaɪst/ ]
[ US /ˈhaɪst/ ]
VERB
- commit a burglary; enter and rob a dwelling
NOUN
- robbery at gunpoint
- the act of stealing
How To Use heist In A Sentence
- We may earnestly believe that they're wrong - whether they're non-Christians, heretics, apostates, agnostics, atheists, or what have you.
- A young man who wishes to remain a sound atheist cannot be too careful of his reading. C.S. Lewis
- So far is he from admitting the possibility of any dissiliency between the Divine will and absolute right, that he turns the tables on his opponents, and classes among Atheists those of his contemporaries who maintain that God can command what is contrary to the intrinsic right; that He has no inclination to the good of his creatures; that He can justly doom an innocent being to eternal torments; or that whatever God wills is just because He wills it. A Manual of Moral Philosophy
- Organized religion is a hijacker of reason, rationality, intelligence and logic and is hostile to spiritual freedom, secular and atheistic thoughts. Dr T.P.Chia
- The WSJ recently had an article about an antitheist ‘preacher’ as it were, who was giving anti-religious sermons to large crowds in France. Matthew Yglesias » The New Atheism
- But, James, isn't the title indicative of "right" interpretation according to monotheistic understanding in opposition to Trinitarian understanding? and human moral development? Gratitude Mingled with Theological Concern
- Holiness answers audience questions addressing the situation of Tibet, goal of bodhicitta, nature of enlightened mind, future of the Dalai Lama institution, compatibility of Buddhist practices with theistic faith, universal purpose of human life, practice of patience towards harm-doers, subtle energy and mind, and the Heart Sutra mantra. Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary
- It is a dazzling display of luminous atoms, a kind of pantheistic evocation. The French Impressionists (1860-1900)
- He is said to have assembled a bunch of fellow martial arts experts to carry out the spectacular heist. The Sun
- All this guerrilla artwork reflected the widespread belief that it was the IRA that had pulled off the heist.