the primal theme of the essay is toleration of religious diversity
there was a period of primal idealism after the founding of the republic and before the rise of partisan politics
Recent Examples on the WebThough debunked, the theory had wide influence, notably on Sigmund Freud, who suggested that everyone carries a primal inheritance in the form of the Oedipus complex, which haunts the unconscious with guilt and repression.—Maya Jasanoff, The New Yorker, 6 May 2024 Millions of people have gone through this primal rite of passage since the beginning of time.—Mercedes Bleth, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for primal
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