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In the Bible, something that leads to sin
enemy; cause of moral stumbling". In the Septuagint Psalms 140:9 a stumbling block means anything that leads to sin. A stumbling stone makes someone trip
Stumbling_block
Topics referred to by the same term
Look up stumbling block in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A stumbling block is a behavior or attitude that leads another to sin. Stumbling block may also
Stumbling block (disambiguation)
Stumbling_block_(disambiguation)
Brass plate memorial for victims of Nazism
Stolperstein (pronounced [ˈʃtɔlpɐˌʃtaɪn] ; plural Stolpersteine; in English "stumbling block") is a ten-centimetre (four-inch) concrete cube bearing a brass plate
Stolperstein
Object that blocks one's way or prevents or hinders progress
barrier, impediment, or stumbling block) is an object, thing, action or situation that causes an obstruction. A obstacle blocks or hinders our way forward
Obstacle
Prohibition against misleading people by use of a "stumbling block"
expression defining a prohibition against misleading people by use of a "stumbling block", or allowing a person to proceed unawares in unsuspecting danger or
Lifnei_iver
Austrian conscientious objector executed by Nazi Germany (1900–1940)
one's conscientious conviction is not a crime. On 23 June 2009 a "stumbling block" (Stolperstein) was installed by Gunter Demnig at Spitalgasse 3 in
Rudolf_Redlinghofer
law. A statement in the Torah (Leviticus 19:14) prohibits "placing a stumbling block before the blind." Jewish tradition sees this as a figuratively expressed
Jewish_business_ethics
German artist
1947) is a German artist. He is best known for his Stolperstein ("stumbling block") memorials to the victims of Nazi persecution, including Jews, homosexuals
Gunter_Demnig
British artist and writer (1948–2022)
Carpi and composer Gary Lloyd, based their hybrid dance piece The Stumbling Block on the poetry cycle by Catling, which includes sections of the cycle
Brian_Catling
1999 compilation album by Unwound
7-inch singles and multiple-artist compilations. "Crab Nebula" and "Stumbling Block" originally appeared on the band's 1991 demo tape. The fourth song
A_Single_History:_1991–1997
Third son of the Israelite king David
was not received in humility as a gift from heaven, and so became a stumbling block to him." He was "one of those who, while casting longing eyes upon
Absalom
Series of fires in New York City, USA
photographers los seis, members commented that "building after building, block after block was disappearing," and that they "...grew up always smelling wood
1970s South Bronx building fires
1970s_South_Bronx_building_fires
American drama television series
captures Connelly's Los Angeles," while noting that "the series' biggest stumbling block is that it's stubbornly slow-paced". Brian Lowry of Variety wrote that
Bosch_(TV_series)
British actress (1947–2025)
Top – "All Very Hush, Hush" Sheri Lomax 1972 Armchair Theatre – "The Stumbling Block" Jenny 1972, 1980 Playhouse – "A Splinter of Ice" and "Visitors for
Judy_Loe
American writer (born 1962)
"the threshold to God" and states that "good neighbors never put a stumbling block between a fellow image bearer and the God who made her." "If you love
Rosaria_Butterfield
Marathi actor, producer and director
"Censor Board's approval for scripts is a protective shield, not a stumbling block: Shrirang Godbole". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 11 October 2021. Sharma
Shrirang_Godbole
British comedy television series
both children, the lack of a separate bedroom for each child proves a stumbling block. Jason's father Vic comes to the rescue by reconfiguring the existing
Trying_(TV_series)
Argument against surveillance
argument "has been well documented in the privacy literature as a stumbling block to the development of pragmatic privacy protection strategies, and
Nothing_to_hide_argument
German journalist and diplomat (1892–1962)
Stolperstein (stumbling block), Jona von Ustinow, Wilhelmstraße 92, Berlin-Mitte, Germany
Jona_von_Ustinov
2012 Indian film by Seelan
inability to lend conviction to crucial scenes in the plot comes as a stumbling block". Kumar, S. R. Ashok (28 April 2012). "Audio Beat: Kandathum Kanathathum"
Kandathum_Kanathathum
result since 1990, while the Greens suffered small losses. The major stumbling block to a parliamentary majority was the new Left Party, led by Gregor Gysi
2005_German_federal_election
British book editor (1924–2020)
of editorial intrusion and manipulation (or even invention), is a stumbling-block and a source of much misapprehension." In the same foreword, while
Christopher_Tolkien
Period of reduced funding and interest in AI research
and other disciplines that schoolchildren take. A so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence is an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
AI_winter
19:14, "Do not put a stumbling block before the blind", for the rabbis interpreted that verse to prohibit any type of stumbling block: theological (e. g
Jewish_views_on_suicide
English boxer (born 1982)
week of October 2018 to complete negotiations. This was said to be a stumbling block for the potential Usyk vs. Bellew fight. According to Hearn, the fight
Tony_Bellew
Underworld entity in Norse mythology
serving-maid Ganglöt (also "lazy walker"), the entrance threshold "Stumbling-block", the bed "Sick-bed", and the curtains "Gleaming-bale". High describes
Hel_(mythological_being)
American cognitive scientist (born 1970)
3 (March 2017), pp. 58–63. Marcus points out a so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence: an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Gary_Marcus
Topics referred to by the same term
Skandalon (from the Greek σκανδαλον) may refer to: Stumbling block, in the Bible, a behavior or attitude that leads another to sin Scandal, an action
Skandalon
American television series (2018–2023)
disappointingly mediocre ... and its choice of leading man may be a major stumbling block." In a negative critique, Vanity Fair's Sonia Saraiya chastised the
Jack_Ryan_(TV_series)
Ability to perceive, infer, retain or apply information
3 (March 2017), pp. 61–63. Marcus points out a so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence: an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Intelligence
1994 British film by Mike Newell
film, she earned around $3 million. Grant's participation hit another stumbling block when his agent requested a £5,000 rise over the £35,000 salary Grant
Four_Weddings_and_a_Funeral
President of Cameroon since 1982
Cameroonian government reported that "a few tens of kilometres remain[ed] a stumbling block" in finalising the land boundary. Cameroon–U.S. economic relations
Paul_Biya
Fictional technology
Navigators who intuitively "see paths through foldspace" in this way. This stumbling block is overcome several thousand years after the events of Dune when Ixian
List of technology in the Dune universe
List_of_technology_in_the_Dune_universe
Russian pianist (born 1950)
motherland and abroad." The 1980s seem to have posed something of a stumbling block to Sokolov's career in the U.S. "In the beginning, I played a lot of
Grigory_Sokolov
Austrian statesman (1773–1859)
could have done much to secure Austria's future, and he was deemed a stumbling block to reforms in Austria. Metternich was also a supporter of the arts
Klemens_von_Metternich
International rugby union competition
shared equally by the four SANZAAR countries. At the time, the biggest stumbling block was possibly the Argentine Rugby Union (UAR). The Times noted that
The_Rugby_Championship
British musical duo
one of their biggest hits and peaked at No. 7. The group then hit a stumbling block in deciding on a follow-up and past ill-feeling between the pair was
Dollar_(group)
British and American rock supergroup (1988–1991)
Bangladesh for release, Dylan's label, Columbia, presented the main stumbling block. In the album credits, the "Wilburys" joke was extended further, with
Traveling_Wilburys
Musical artist
Glad Me Release (1986) Send Threat To Me (1988) Slackness Done (1988) Stumbling Block/Sixteen (1988) Superstar (1988) Big Showdown (1990) Border Clash (1990)
Ninjaman
Transfer of the meaning of something in one language into another
an external reality." Gary Marcus notes that a so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence is an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Translation
horse, and his American nationality had been regarded as a potential stumbling block to his candidacy, reflecting unease about enhancing the United States's
2025_conclave
identifying and tracking long-latency diseases have presented another stumbling block to reaching consensus on deaths beyond the immediate fatalities directly
Deaths due to the Chernobyl disaster
Deaths_due_to_the_Chernobyl_disaster
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central-eastern part of Moravia. Stolpersteine is the German name for stumbling blocks collocated all over Europe by German artist Gunter Demnig. They remember
Stolpersteine_in_Zlín_Region
Filipino actress (1966–1985)
will not allow the error we have committed against you to stand as a stumbling block to that future which we all look forward to. We therefore ask you to
Pepsi_Paloma
Type of AI with wide-ranging abilities
3 (March 2017), pp. 58–63. Marcus points out a so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence: an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Artificial general intelligence
Artificial_general_intelligence
2014 book by Michael Lewis
stuck in development hell. Lewis commented his thoughts as to the stumbling block to a book-to-movie adaptation during a session at the National Book
Flash_Boys
Island chain in Northeast Asia
guide for Kuril Islands. Southern Kuriles / Northern Territories: A Stumbling-block in Russia-Japan Relationship, history and analysis by Andrew Andersen
Kuril_Islands
Filipino actor and comedian (1956–2015)
will not allow the error we have committed against you to stand as a stumbling block to that future which we all look forward to. We therefore ask you to
Richie_D'Horsie
Italian Child Holocaust victim (1937–1945)
during the war, and including a block for Sergio. In 2022, a small engraved memorial Stolperstein or stumbling block (Italian: pietra d’inciampo) was
Sergio_De_Simone
American television police procedural (1993–2005)
Irvin (portrayed by Bill Brochtrup), whose homosexuality had been a stumbling block for Sipowicz in their interactions to that point. The next two seasons
NYPD_Blue
Database software
to store and manipulate millions of satellite photographs. The only stumbling block was the company size: with only 150 employees, Illustra didn't have
Illustra
Spanish trainer aircraft
contract for 40 of the aircraft. However, obtaining engines remained a stumbling block, with Spain unable to afford to import the Wright engine in quantity
Hispano_HA-100
1970 novella by H. E. Bates
later said he began working on the story in 1943 but encountered a stumbling block over a character, later removed, and was unable to make any progress
The_Triple_Echo_(novella)
2014 film by Bryan Singer
Smith, Stacy Jenel (August 13, 2006). "Major renegotiations possible stumbling block for new X-Men". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 11, 2007.{{cite
X-Men:_Days_of_Future_Past
Jamaican roots reggae band
ISBN 0-7535-0242-9 Stumbling Block Archived 5 September 2008 at the Wayback Machine at Roots Archives McNair, James (2006) "Knowledge - Stumbling Block", MOJO, Issues
Knowledge_(band)
Irish mockumentary series
see them bringing the cottage into the 21st-century, but they hit a stumbling block when Buzz's aunty decides to visit. Meanwhile, Viper schemes to bring
Hardy_Bucks
1993 film directed by John Singleton
but discipline is not high on the list. That flaw will be a major stumbling block toward wide appeal, and overseas prospects seem particularly remote
Poetic_Justice_(film)
Topics referred to by the same term
the Polish noun zawada, meaning "hindrance, encumbrance, obstacle, stumbling block", or similar) may refer to: Zawada (surname) Zawada, Gostyń County
Zawada
Judaism's views on the central figure of Christianity
up to establish the vision; but they will stumble." (Dan.11,14) And can there be a greater stumbling block than this: All the prophets affirmed that the
Jewish_views_on_Jesus
Traditional count of Torah commands
delay payment of wages past the agreed time Lev. 19:14 — Not to put a stumbling block before a blind man (or give harmful advice) Lev. 19:14 — Not to curse
613_commandments
Traditional Spanish lace or silk veil worn over the head and shoulders
only served to call attention to them as an idol of prostitution, a stumbling block, and spiritual distress (Lobo 2015). He ordered that women who chose
Mantilla
German communist and resistance fighter
Tegel Stumbling block at the allotment gardens "Am Waldessaum" (close to lane 5) at 20 Seidelstraße, Tegel A closer look at the stumbling block The fox
Hilde_Coppi
1989 film by Robert Zemeckis
different light. While most of the original cast agreed to return, a major stumbling block arose when negotiating Crispin Glover's fee for reprising the role
Back_to_the_Future_Part_II
American politician and businessman (born 1947)
25, 2022. Retrieved January 25, 2022. Vass, Kyle (June 17, 2021). "Stumbling block: how West Virginia politics explains Joe Manchin". The Guardian. Archived
Joe_Manchin
Wikimedia list article
Stolpersteine is the German name for stumbling blocks collocated all over Europe by German artist, Gunter Demnig. The blocks commemorate the Nazi victims that
Stolpersteine_in_Říčany
Chapter of the New Testament
there those who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and
Revelation_2
Controlling a radio-controlled vehicle from the driver or pilot's view point
requirement for the model to be in direct sight of the pilot remains a legal stumbling block for the hobby. Drone racing Remote ID Regulation of unmanned aerial
First-person view (remote control)
First-person_view_(remote_control)
Vehicle traffic control system
the speed and efficiency of sustainable transport modes. The main stumbling block to the widespread introduction of such systems is the fact that most
Smart_traffic_light
2009 film by Gavin Hood
Stacy Jenel Smith (August 13, 2006). "Major renegotiations possible stumbling block for new X-Men". Los Angeles Daily News. Retrieved July 11, 2007.{{cite
X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine
English footballer (born 1990)
asking price set by the Railwaymen. With talks of the deal reaching a stumbling block, Aston Villa were quick to capitalise and signed the midfielder on
Ashley Westwood (footballer, born 1990)
Ashley_Westwood_(footballer,_born_1990)
Austrian esotericist (1861–1925)
Kant's philosophy of an inaccessible beyond ("Jenseits-Philosophy") a stumbling block in achieving a satisfying philosophical viewpoint. Steiner postulates
Rudolf_Steiner
Poem by Gaius Valerius Catullus
2009. C. H. Sisson writes "the obscenity of Catullus has long been a stumbling block". He follows Loeb, omitting poem lines as non-sequitur: because it
Catullus_16
Savior and liberator of the Jewish people
Halacha 4. Chabad translation by Eliyahu Touge. Can there be a bigger stumbling block than this? All the Prophets said that the anointed one saves Israel
Messiah_in_Judaism
De facto state in West Asia and the Mediterranean Sea
pro-independence Turkish Cypriot President, as the main stumbling block, but also due to Greece threatening to block eastern EU expansion. It was hoped that Cyprus's
Northern_Cyprus
1887 collection of poems by Robert Louis Stevenson
spelling, but touches on Scottish spelling, pridefully creating a "fresh stumbling-block for English readers" An omnibus collection of Stevenson's poetry, including
Underwoods
Laws that oblige or specify an action
the idea of both divine and human positive law has proven to be a stumbling block. Thomas Hobbes and John Austin both espoused the notion of an ultimate
Positive_law
1970 book by John Marco Allegro
Kingdom Demonstrates a cryptographic punning method, treating the "stumbling-block" (skandalon) as a Semitic mushroom pun (tiqla') to decode the New Testament
The Sacred Mushroom and the Cross
The_Sacred_Mushroom_and_the_Cross
Russian mathematician (born 1955)
Press. ISBN 0-691-05075-9. Cipra, Barry (1993). "Fermat Proof Hits a Stumbling Block". Science. 263 (5142). American Association for the Advancement of
Victor_Kolyvagin
Discrimination against Christianity or Christians
himself becoming a Christian, highlighted the Crucifixion of Jesus as a 'stumbling block' to the Jews: the belief that the messiah would have died on a cross
Anti-Christian_sentiment
American documentary series
No. in season Title 1 "New Beginnings" 2 "Damn Near Perfect" 3 "Beautiful Minds" 4 "Now or Never" 5 "Stumbling Blocks" 6 "Headspace" 7 "Final Steps"
Quarterback_(TV_series)
Prophet in the Book of Numbers
Pergamum who held the "teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and
Balaam
French footballer (born 1986)
stating that Lloris was "practically ours", but the deal reached a stumbling block when Milan goalkeeper Christian Abbiati refused a move to Palermo.
Hugo_Lloris
Action regarded as morally or legally wrong and causing public outrage
word comes from the Ancient Greek: σκάνδαλον, meaning "trap, snare, stumbling block, offence, scandal". This in turn was given religious meanings relating
Scandal
American actress (1906–1987)
husband during a custody fight over their daughter. Overcoming these stumbling blocks in her private life, she went on to greater film success, eventually
Mary_Astor
Casino operated on an internet platform
exodus did not last long in most cases as the benefits outweighed the stumbling blocks, due to the UK being a major market for online gambling.[citation needed]
Online_casino
Wikimedia list article
stolpersteine in Prague-Břevnov, Bubeneč and Dejvice contains the stumbling blocks that were placed in the Prague district of Břevnov and Bubeneč as well
Stolpersteine in Prague-Břevnov, Bubeneč and Dejvice
Stolpersteine_in_Prague-Břevnov,_Bubeneč_and_Dejvice
Ukrainian boxer (born 1987)
week of October 2018 to complete negotiations. There was said to be a stumbling block for the potential Usyk vs. Bellew fight. According to Hearn, the fight
Oleksandr_Usyk
Biblical counselor of King David
was not received in humility as a gift from heaven, and so became a stumbling block to him." He was "one of those who, while casting longing eyes upon
Ahitophel
American film franchise
collegiate schooling. Excited for the new adventure, he quickly hits a stumbling block when he runs out of cash as classes are about to start. Desperate for
House_Party_(franchise)
Test of a machine's ability to imitate human intelligence
and other disciplines that schoolchildren take. A so far insuperable stumbling block to artificial intelligence is an incapacity for reliable disambiguation
Turing_test
2012 law passed as an effort that wealthy investors relocate to Puerto Rico
for statehood in the 2020 statehood referendum, Act 22 emerged as a stumbling-block to Puerto Rico statehood. Senate Majority leader Chuck Schumer declared
Act_22_of_2012
Filipino actor and comedian (born 1954)
will not allow the error we have committed against you to stand as a stumbling block to that future which we all look forward to. We therefore ask you to
Vic_Sotto
Popular 1867 book on Greek, Roman, and medieval mythology
mythology, people first had to learn classical languages, which was a stumbling block on the road to learning, and that the era's greater emphasis on learning
Bulfinch's_Mythology
Spanish basketball player (born 1990)
signing Rubio if he could not immediately go to the NBA. The main stumbling block to Rubio's NBA move was a clause in the league's collective bargaining
Ricky_Rubio
Basketball team in Norfolk, Virginia
with the NBA were already underway entering the 1970s, but a major stumbling block was the presence of the Caps in Washington. Baltimore Bullets owner
Virginia_Squires
Highest ecclesiastical censure in the Jewish community
and establishing festivals accordingly, outside of Israel; putting a stumbling-block in the way of the blind, that is to say, tempting another to sin (Lifnei
Herem_(censure)
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2022
2023. Burden, Lizzy (15 August 2020). "Cheese proves to be biggest stumbling block in UK-Japan trade negotiations". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from
Liz_Truss
Ruling party of Cambodia since 1979
mistrust and fear of neighbouring countries, which turned out to be a stumbling block for the ICP. On 28 June 1951, the Cambodian nationalists who struggled
Cambodian_People's_Party
2012 Microsoft operating system version
point at corners of the screen or swipe from its sides). Despite this "stumbling block", Bright said that Windows 8's interface worked well in some places
Windows_8
2008 American film
mental illness can challenge familial relationships and serve as a stumbling block to understanding modern changes in family dynamics. Kimberly Reed and
Prodigal_Sons_(film)
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English
English : nickname for a shambler, from Middle English sheyl ‘shambling gait’.
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English : topographic name for someone who lived on a small plot of land, from Middle English plocke ‘small piece of ground’.Americanized spelling of German Ploch.Variant of German Block.
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English
English : topographic name from Middle English stebbing, stubbing ‘clearing’ (from an unattested Old English stybbing, a derivative of stubb ‘tree stump’).English : habitational name from Stebbing in Essex, which is named in Old English either as ‘the family or followers (Old English -ingas) of a man called Stybba’, an unattested Old English personal name, or ‘the dwellers among the tree stumps (Old English stybb)’.English : Edward Stebbins was one of the founders of Hartford, CT (coming from Cambridge, MA, with Thomas Hooker) in 1635.
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English : occupational and topographic name for someone who lived or worked in a forest (see Forrest).English : Norman French nickname or occupational name from Old French forcetier ‘cutter’, an agent noun from forcettes ‘scissors’.English : occupational name, by metathesis, from Old French fust(r)ier ‘blockmaker’ (a derivative of fustre ‘block of wood’).German (Förster) : occupational and topographic name for someone who lived and worked in a forest (see Forst).Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Forst ‘forest’.
Surname or Lastname
German (Blöcker)
German (Blöcker) : occupational name for a jailer (see Block 1).English : occupational name for a shoemaker or bookbinder (see Block); a person called Henry le Blocker is recorded in York in 1212. However, in some cases the English name is of German origin (see 1 above); the census of 1881 records, amongst others, a Herman Blocker and a John Blocker, both born in Germany.
Surname or Lastname
English and Irish
English and Irish : apparently a topographic name from Middle English furlong ‘length of a field’ (from Old English furh ‘furrow’ + lang ‘long’), the technical term for the block of strips owned by several different persons which formed the unit of cultivation in the medieval open-field system of farming, or a habitational name from a minor place named with this word, such as Furlong in Devon or Shropshire. The surname is now chiefly common in Ireland, where a family of this name settled at the end of the 13th century.Possibly an Americanized form of French Ferland.
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German and Dutch
German and Dutch : from Middle High German bloch, Middle Dutch blok ‘block of wood’, ‘stocks’. The surname probably originated as a nickname for a large, lumpish man, or perhaps as a nickname for a persistent lawbreaker who found himself often in the stocks.English : possibly a metonymic occupational name for someone who blocks, as in shoemaking and bookbinding, from Middle English blok ‘block’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : Americanized spelling of Bloch (see Vlach).Adriaen Coertsz Block was a Dutch-born merchant-explorer who traded along the CT coast and Long Island shortly after Hudson’s voyage to the region in 1609. Block Island, between the north fork of Long Island and RI, which he used as a base of operations, is named after him.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Bloxham in Oxfordshire and Bloxholm in Lincolnshire, both of which are recorded in Domesday Book as Blochesham, from an unrecorded Old English byname Blocc (presumably referring to a large, ungainly fellow; compare Block 1) + Old English hÄm ‘homestead’.
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English (Devon)
English (Devon) : variant of Stripling.
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English : nickname for a short, fat man, from Middle English, Old French tronchon ‘piece broken off’ (Late Latin truncio, genitive truncionis, from truncus ‘lopped’, ‘cut short’). It is just possible that the nickname also denoted someone who carried a staff or cudgel as a symbol of office, but this sense of the word is not attested in English before the 16th century.French : from Old French tronson ‘block of wood’, perhaps a metonymic occupational name for a woodcutter.
Surname or Lastname
English, Scottish, and northern Irish
English, Scottish, and northern Irish : variant of Sand 1.Scottish : habitational name from Sands in Tulliallan in Fife.Comfort Sands, a revolutionary patriot born in 1748 at what is now Sands’ Point, Long Island, NY, was descended from James (Sandys) Sands (1622–95), who emigrated from Reading, Berkshire, England, to Plymouth, MA, and followed Anne Hutchinson to Westchester Co., NY, and subsequently RI. In 1661 he settled on Block Island, RI.
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