All 3 Uses of
pundit
in
Change of Heart, by Picoult
- There were people outside the prison praying to Shay; there were reli gious pundits on TV who promised hell and damnation to those who worshipped a false messiah.†
- I had turned off the television when yet another pundit suggested that Shay might be the Messiah.†
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- The pundits who downplayed Shay's miracles were always quick to point out that if God were to return to earth.†
Definitions:
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(1)
(pundit) someone considered knowledgeable who gives their opinions in public -- especially political opinion on television
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(2)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) meaning too rare to warrant focus:
More rarely, pundit can refer to any knowledgeable person, or specifically to a Hindu scholar.