What does allusory mean?
Allusory means allusive; making allusion.
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/əˈluːzəɹi/ · adjective
allusive; making allusion.
But those Sects, who oppose the doctrine of a real redemption, have always striven to evade the notion of a real sacrifice; as that on which the doctrine of Redemption is founded; upon pretence, that the scripture expressions of Christ's sacrifice were only figurative and allusory.
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Allusory means allusive; making allusion.
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But those Sects, who oppose the doctrine of a real redemption, have always striven to evade the notion of a real sacrifice; as that on which the doctrine of Redemption is founded; upon pretence, that the scripture expressions of Christ's sacrifice were only figurative and allusory.
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