Question 671: Word to your mother?

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Question 669: Even if its his life, he still has a day

The supposed origins of this phrase dates back to the 16th century. In spite of contradictory conventions applied to the __X__ in the phrase __Y__, it still remains amongst the most popular cliches in the world.


A supposed origin is from the lawyer George Graham Vest's tear-jerking speech that became known as the Eulogy to __X__:


"Gentlemen of the jury, a __X__ stands by him in prosperity and poverty, in health and sickness. He will sleep on the cold ground, where the wintry winds blow, and the snow drives fiercely, if only he can be near him. He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. He guards the sleep of his pauper master as if he were a prince. When all other friends desert, he remains. When riches take wings and reputation falls to pieces, he is as constant in his love as the sun in its journey through the heavens." 

The New-York Literary Journa states in Volume 4, 1821:

The faithful __X__ - why should I strive
To speak his merits, while they live
In every breast, and __Y__
Does often at his heels attend.

SO:
ID X & Y 

Question 624: Kasale Tu?

There are different views as to the origin of the word _____ and hence ___X___

• The word ____ comes from the Kukkana tribe, who were the original inhabitants of the land  __X___ originated from.
• According to some Hindu legends, Parashurama shot his arrow into the sea and commanded the Sea God to recede up to the point where his arrow landed. The new piece of land thus recovered came to be known as ____ meaning piece of earth or corner of earth.This legend has been mention in Sahyadrikhanda of the Skanda Purana.

__X__ also became the official language of a certain south Indian state __Y__, which is renowned worldwide.

Exonyms

• __X__ was commonly referred to as lingua canarim by the Portuguese.

• It was also known as lingua brahmana by the Catholic missionaries.

• Portuguese later started referring to __X___ as Lingua Concanim

Question 458: Pound Wise, Penny Foolish.

There was this British caricaturist called John Leech.
A particular sketch of his, ___X___, was commissioned by a famous author, __Y__, in order to write his novel, __Z__, based on this sketch(__X__).
A new word was inducted into the English language, __W__, named after the protagonist in the novel __Z__.
This word is typically a used to describe someone who's miserly in his ways.

Id X, Y, Z and W.

Id all, and you get 15 points, a bonus of +5.

A hint, if you need it. All related to the spirit of the times!

Question 451: Why the ?!

The origin of the term ___X___ : During the canonization process of the Catholic Church, The __X__ was a canon lawyer appointed by Church authorities to argue against the canonization of the candidate. It was their job to take a skeptical  view of the candidate's character, to look for holes in the evidence, to argue that any miracles attributed to the candidate were fraudulent, etc. The ___X____ opposed the ___Y___, who spoke in favour of the candidate. This task is now performed by the Promoter of Justice(promotor iustitiae), who is in charge of examining how accurate is the inquiry on the saintliness of the candidate.


In common practice, a ___X_____ is someone who, given a certain argument, takes a position he or she does not necessarily agree with, just for the sake of argument. In taking such position, the individual taking on the ___X____ role seeks to engage others in an argumentative discussion process. The purpose of such process is typically to test the quality of the original argument and identify weaknesses in its structure, and to use such information to either improve or abandon the original, opposing position.


Id X and Y.

Question 446: That's the Spirit!

___X____  is an attempt to communicate with __________. The word  comes from the French word for "seat," "session" or "sitting," from the Old French "seoir," "to sit." In French, the word's meaning is quite general. In English, however, the word came to be used specifically for a meeting of people who are gathered to receive messages from ______ or to listen to a__________ medium discourse with or relay messages from _____; many people, including skeptics and non-believers, treat it as a form of entertainment. In modern English usage, participants need not be seated while engaged in a ___X___