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Literary notes about indicated (AI summary)

The word "indicated" functions as a versatile pointer in literary and scholarly contexts, serving to both signal evidence and denote relationships. In historical and theological discussions, it can underscore associations or contextual hints—such as a reference to a heretical connection [1] or a mythic identity [2]—while in narrative prose it often denotes physical or emotional cues, like a facial expression revealing ill health [3] or a gesture marking a location [4]. Moreover, it plays a precise role in technical and descriptive passages, guiding a reader toward essential details [5] or clarifying a procedural instruction [6]. Overall, the term gracefully bridges exposition and detail, inviting the reader to explore the deeper connections and implications embedded within the text.
  1. The relation of Cerinthus to the Colossian heresy is briefly indicated by Neander Planting of Christianity I. p. 325 sq.
    — from St. Paul's Epistles to the Colossians and Philemon by J. B. Lightfoot
  2. A similar state of things is indicated with regard to the enchanter Merlin; there was a mythic Merlin before the real Merlin was born at Carmarthen.
    — from British Goblins: Welsh Folk-lore, Fairy Mythology, Legends and Traditions by Wirt Sikes
  3. Her complexion was not good and her face was covered with blotches that indicated ill health.
    — from Winesburg, Ohio: A Group of Tales of Ohio Small Town Life by Sherwood Anderson
  4. Captain Nemo indicated the place I was to occupy.
    — from Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas: An Underwater Tour of the World by Jules Verne
  5. Such adjectives have the meaning "possessed of" that which is indicated in the compound.
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed
  6. a. Letters should be dated as indicated in the following: Bostono, je la 24a de decembro, 1912a.
    — from A Complete Grammar of Esperanto by Ivy Kellerman Reed

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