Find today’s readings here. Matthew and Mark both emphasize Jesus’ gift of “authority.” They use that word for two realities of Jesus’ ministry. First, Jesus offered a new synthesis of ...

Deference means respect and esteem due a superior or an elder. Deference has been used in the English language since 1660. It ...

The word authentic has several meanings. It can be “not false or imitation” or “true to one’s own personality, spirit, or character.” It is also a synonym of real or actual.

Stewart Edelstein, a Stockbridge resident, is author of several books, including “Dubious Doublets: A Delightful Compendium of Unlikely Word Pairs of Common Origin, from Aardvark/Porcelain to ...

The dictionary company announced that lookups for the word authentic were heavy and steadily increased through the past 11 months, The Associated Press reported. The runner-ups included: deepfake ...