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In the SOED6, it says:
All wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration. (G. Orwell)
https://i.imgur.com/aqrKU6v.jpg
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What does 'held' here mean?
Does it mean 'to consider that something is true'?
[transitive](formal)to consider that something is true
be held to be something These vases are held to be the finest examples of Greek art.
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hold_1?q=hold
All wisdom, all happiness, all virtue, are held to issue directly from his leadership and inspiration. (G. Orwell)
https://i.imgur.com/aqrKU6v.jpg
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What does 'held' here mean?
Does it mean 'to consider that something is true'?
[transitive](formal)to consider that something is true
be held to be something These vases are held to be the finest examples of Greek art.
http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/hold_1?q=hold
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