patent

mastery
/ˈpeɪtənt/nounadjverb

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Again we read at page 174: “Instead of the Universal Roman Catholic Church there existed after 1650 the National Catholic Churches...” This is obviously an exaggeration. ... The author's intention, however, to be just is patent and his success in this respect is noteworthy.