"every
picture is a promise... but the promise is never kept"
max ·ism
(mks -izm)
n.
1: a saying by Max that widely accepted on its own merits [syn:
axiom] 2: a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted by Max as authoritative
[syn: doctrine, philosophy, school of thought] 3: A self-evident
or universally recognized truth by Max 4: An established rule,
principle, or law. A self-evident principle or one that is accepted
as true by Max without proof as the basis for argument.
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The
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth
Edition