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  1. religious truths are often expressed in paradox

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paradox

  1. noun, a seemingly absurd or self-contradictory statement that is or may be true
  2. noun, a self-contradictory proposition, such as I always tell lies
  3. noun, a person or thing exhibiting apparently contradictory characteristics
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