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If God wishes to reveal the love that he harbors for the world, this love has to be something that the world can recognize, in spite of, or in fact in, its being wholly other.
Hans Urs von Balthasar

Meaning of "in spite of" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF IN SPITE OF

in spite of play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE IN SPITE OF

in situ
in so far as
in so many words
in someone´s bad books
in someone´s black books
in someone´s good books
in someone´s good graces
in someone´s judgment
in someone´s power
in spadefuls
in spades
in specie
in step
in stitches
in stock
in store
in strength
in substance
in succession
in sunder

WORDS THAT END LIKE IN SPITE OF

a couple of
at the expense of
because of
by virtue of
care of
for the love of
in case of
in charge of
in despite of
in face of
in place of
in the name of
in the nature of
make use of
more of
on the stroke of
take advantage of
take care of
the right side of
to the tune of

Synonyms and antonyms of in spite of in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «IN SPITE OF»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «in spite of» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of in spite of

Translation of «in spite of» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF IN SPITE OF

Find out the translation of in spite of to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of in spite of from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «in spite of» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

尽管
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

A pesar de
570 millions of speakers

English

in spite of
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बावजूद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

على الرغم من
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

несмотря на
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

apesar de
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিশেষভাবে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

malgré
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dalam spesies
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trotz
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

にもかかわらず
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ing spesies
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

mặc dù
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஸ்பெல்லியில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विशेषतः
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Türde
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nonostante
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Pomimo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незважаючи на
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

în ciuda
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ten spyte van
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

trots
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

på tross av
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of in spite of

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «IN SPITE OF»

The term «in spite of» is very widely used and occupies the 589 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «IN SPITE OF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about in spite of

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10 QUOTES WITH «IN SPITE OF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word in spite of.
1
M. H. Abrams
The theories of the major philosophers of the 18th century secular enlightenment were biblical and theological in spite of themselves.
2
William Allan
Father, in spite of all this spending of money in learning Latin, I will be a painter.
3
Ibrahim Babangida
The reason is that till date, in spite of advances in information technology and strategies of information, the written word in the form of books still remains one of humanity's most enduring legacies.
4
Hans Urs von Balthasar
If God wishes to reveal the love that he harbors for the world, this love has to be something that the world can recognize, in spite of, or in fact in, its being wholly other.
5
Robert Barany
Even such an obvious idea as to observe an animal with vertigo or to rotate an animal did not occur to him, in spite of the fact that he conducted numerous vertigo experiments with human subjects and made frequent use of animal experiments.
6
Andrew J. Bernstein
If you're successful and stressed out, you're succeeding in spite of your stress, not because of it.
7
Matt Blunt
In spite of advances in technology and changes in the economy, state government still operates on an obsolete 1970s model. We have a typewriter government in an Internet age.
8
David Bohm
Yet, in spite of this world-wide system of linkages, there is, at this very moment, a general feeling that communication is breaking down everywhere, on an unparalleled scale.
9
Omar Bongo
In spite of our poverty and our economic dependence, we do not have to give in, neither because we are sometimes abandoned nor because of the wish of some nations to impose their economic or political models.
10
Pearl S. Buck
You cannot make yourself feel something you do not feel, but you can make yourself do right in spite of your feelings.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «IN SPITE OF»

Discover the use of in spite of in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to in spite of and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
In Spite of the Gods: The Rise of Modern India
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Edward Luce, 2010
2
In Spite of Partition: Jews, Arabs, and the Limits of ...
In Spite of Partition examines Hebrew, Arabic, and French works that are largely unknown to English readers to reveal how, far from being independent, the signifiers "Jew" and "Arab" are inseparable.
Gil Z. Hochberg, 2010
3
In Spite of Everything: A Memoir
Interwoven with original, hilarious insights on divorce and parenthood, Thomas’s eye-opening, gut-wrenching, ultimately optimistic story holds a mirror up to a whole generation. From the Hardcover edition.
Susan Gregory Thomas, 2011
4
Lacan: In Spite of Everything
Jacques Lacan continues to be subject to the most extravagant interpretations—some of them idolizing, some demonizing.
Elisabeth Roudinesco, 2014
5
In Spite of Innocence: Erroneous Convictions in Capital Cases
This sobering book, which includes an expanded preface, tells the personal stories of over 400 innocent Americans convicted of capital crimes. Some were actually executed; most suffered years of incarceration, many on death row.
Michael L. Radelet, Hugo Adam Bedau, 1994
6
In Spite of Plato: A Feminist Rewriting of Ancient Philosophy
This pathbreaking work pursues two interwoven themes.
Adriana Cavarero, 1995
7
Dancing in Spite of Myself: Essays on Popular Culture
Elegantly written, these essays will appeal to a wide range of readers interested in rock and popular music, politics and popular culture, postmodern theory and cultural studies.
Lawrence Grossberg, 1997
8
Images in Spite of All: Four Photographs from Auschwitz
Images in Spite of All reveals that these rare photos of Auschwitz, taken clandestinely by one of the Jewish prisoners forced to help carry out the atrocities there, were made as a potent act of resistance.
Georges Didi-Huberman, 2008
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In Spite of Myself: A Memoir
The story of a “young wastrel, incurably romantic, spoiled rotten” – his privileged Montreal background, rich in Victorian gentility, included steam yachts, rare orchid farms, music lessons in Paris and Berlin – “who tore himself ...
Christopher Plummer, 2009
10
Life, in Spite of Me: Extraordinary Hope After a Fatal Choice
She lay down on a set of cold railroad tracks and waited for a freight train to send her to heaven and peace. But Kristen's story doesn't end there.
Kristen Jane Anderson, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «IN SPITE OF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term in spite of is used in the context of the following news items.
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Barnaby Joyce: in spite of Liberal slurs, he's entitled to his views …
The Nationals at the federal level are a shadow of their former selves. The federal director takes his marching orders from the Liberals' director ... «The Australian, Jul 15»
2
No changes planned in spite of bus petition - Cowichan Valley Citizen
Almost 10 months after riders on the #7 bus from Duncan to Lake Cowichan raised objections to alterations in the route, no changes have been ... «Cowichan Valley Citizen, Jul 15»
3
Being Quantitative in Spite of Ambiguity - insideBIGDATA
Dean_Malmgren_Datascope In this special guest feature, Dean Malmgren of Datascope Analytics defines two ways to address the ambiguous ... «insideBIGDATA, Jul 15»
4
Safestyle grows sales and order intake in spite of market decline
SAFESTYLE, the retailer and manufacturer of windows and doors for homeowners, said revenues rose 6.8 per cent to £74m in the first half of ... «Yorkshire Post, Jul 15»
5
Dow halts four-day winning streak, in spite of likely '15 Fed rate hike …
Investing.com -- U.S. stocks closed broadly lower on Wednesday reversing territory late in the session, even as Federal Reserve chair Janet ... «Investing.com, Jul 15»
6
Poynter: How 'Matter' Succeeded In Spite Of Itself
Jim Giles and his business and editorial partner, Bobbie Johnson, launched MATTER in 2012. The two experienced journalists wanted stories ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
7
VF Corporation Earnings Preview - Strong Momentum In Spite Of FX …
We believe strong sales momentum should drive a topline meet and bottom-line beat in spite of FX headwinds. International clothing giant V.F ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
8
Mindbody slumps in spite of bullish underwriter coverage (MB)
Mindbody (MB -3.1%) has received 5 bullish ratings (from Credit Suisse, JMP, Pac Crest, UBS, and Morgan Stanley) following the end of its IPO ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»
9
How MATTER succeeded in spite of itself
This is the first of four profiles of journalists at nonprofit news startups – the dreams, the struggles, the lessons learned. An abundance of studies ... «Poynter.org, Jul 15»
10
California Gas Prices on Increase Mode in Spite of the Trend
California Gas Prices on Increase Mode in Spite of the Trend Even if gasoline cost is going downwards in most tells us, California may seem ... «Vocal Republic, Jul 15»

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