All 3 Uses of
endorse
in
Angels & Demons
- In the early 1630s, Galileo had wanted to publish a book endorsing the Copernican heliocentric model of the solar system, but the Vatican would not permit the book's release unless Galileo included equally persuasive evidence for the church's geocentric model-a model Galileo knew to be dead wrong.†
Chpt 49-50
- By even allowing a balloting, I would be requesting that you endorse a man who Vatican Law proclaims ineligible.†
Chpt 127-128 *
- They were old …. walking death …. liberals who would follow the Pope, endorsing science in his memory, seeking modern followers by abandoning the ancient ways.†
Chpt 133-134
Definition:
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(endorse) to approve or supportThe exact meaning of endorse can depend upon its context. For example:
- "I endorse her candidacy." -- support for a candidate
- "I endorse the committee's recommendations." -- support an idea
- "She is paid a million dollars a year to endorse the company's products." -- publicly support in return for payment
- "She endorsed and deposited the check." -- approved placing funds into a bank account by writing on the back of a check, something like "for deposit only," the account number, and signing