Posted in: Other - Vocabulary
Date: June 29, 2010
Example of Contradistinction:Such is the way of Jewish autoemancipation, in contradistinction from the civic emancipation, which had been bestowed by the dominant nationalities upon the Jews as an act of grace and which does not safeguard them against anti-Semitism and the humiliating position of second-rate citizens.
Explanation of Example: The purpose of saying 'in contradistinction from civic emancipation', is to say that civic emancipation is not like Jewish autoemancipation. We are explaining one thing (Jewish Autoemancipation, A) and at the same time showing that Civic Emancipation (B) is not like that. By using the word contradistinction, we are able to more fully explain two concepts at the same time.
Example of Contradistinction:It is already work serious enough for every generation to give a little justice to the living, rather than occupy itself rendering it to the dead, who indeed, in contradistinction from the living, have no need of it.
Explanation of Example: In this example, we are saying that every generation should prioritize giving justice to the living rather than the dead. In this example, the dead are contrastinct from the living, in that the dead have no need of justice, but the living do.
unenforceable is usually used in contradistinction to void