But it will be noticed that the second half of the definition in the text - "from the general premisses of all reasoning" - is left unexpressed.
His probable purpose, tho unexpressed, was to contrast them with the later degenerate scions of the Hasmonaean dynasty.
The presence of the problem of man's free will, though unexpressed, is felt at every step of history.
There was within him a deep unexpressed conviction that all would be well, but that one must not trust to this and still less speak about it, but must only attend to one's own work.
Unexpressed feelings may surface as physical symptoms, such as stomachache, headache, and unusual complaint of tiredness.
What could they possibly do but cling to their priest with a "blind and unexpressed faith" ?