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Muriel wrote:I cannot be reconciled to this idle propensity which the generality of mankind have toward a gaudy and ostentatious religion. @muriel those words coming from you means quite a lot Quote:gaud·y1 'gôde/Submit adjective extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless. "silver bows and gaudy ribbons" synonyms: garish, lurid, loud, overbright, glaring, harsh, violent, showy, glittering, brassy, ostentatious; More Quote:os·ten·ta·tious ?äst?n'taSH?s/Submit adjective characterized by vulgar or pretentious display; designed to impress or attract notice. "books that people buy and display ostentatiously but never actually finish" synonyms: showy, pretentious, conspicuous, flamboyant, gaudy, brash, vulgar, loud, extravagant, fancy, ornate, overelaborate; More
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