the basic part of something, on which everything depends- the cornerstone of:Ģ. Synonyms: basis, bedrock, bottom, base, footing, foundation, ground, groundwork, keystone, root, underpinning,ġ. Trust is the cornerstone of their relationship.įirst Known Use of CORNERSTONE: 13th century Officials held a ceremony to lay the cornerstone for a new library.Ģ. Specifically, such a stone laid at a formal ceremonyġ. Here are two standard definitions of Cornerstone which confirm this understanding:ġ: a stone forming a part of a corner or angle in a wall. Traditionally, the Cornerstone has always been seen as being located somewhere below, rather than above. Q: Why is this website called the Cornerstone?Ī: In the English language, a Cornerstone is basically considered to be a stone that has been placed or established at the bottom, the foundation, during the very beginning of a building’s construction. Judas Maccabaeus, a Judeo-Christian Research Foundation.
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