branch of knowledge
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Bioethics evolves, as does any other branch of knowledge.
From Nature • Oct. 28, 2019
The reason is that science, unlike, say, politics or religion, is a cumulative branch of knowledge.
From Scientific American • May 14, 2015
President Lowell, on the eve of his retirement, apparently has determined that his successor shall not have the props pulled from under that branch of knowledge.
From Time Magazine Archive
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Although the title "has come to be equated with medical practitioner," he continues, "by ancient definition, 'doctor' means one sufficiently skilled in any branch of knowledge to teach it."
From Time Magazine Archive
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Profess′or, one who professes: one who openly declares belief in certain doctrines: one who publicly practises or teaches any branch of knowledge: a public and authorised teacher in a university:—fem.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) by Various