Middle English Dictionary Entry
effectīvelī̆ adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | effectīvelī̆ adv. |
| Etymology |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Phil. As an embodiment or manifestation of 'being' or 'substance.'
Associated quotations
- ?a1425 *Chauliac(1) (NY 12)60b/b : Generacioun of flesh which is made materialy of coagulacioun of blode, effectyuely [L effective] forsoþ of nature.
- (c1443) Pecock Rule (Mrg M 519)69 : Þouȝ al þou [God] haue not goodnes of profit actuali in þi silf..ȝitt þou makist alle þi creaturis to be to vs ful profitable, and þerfore þou hast goodnes of profijt to vs effectively.
- (c1454) Pecock Fol.(Roy 17.D.9)179/21 : In a stoon is power to move oure wil into plesaunce þat þe stoon be, or þat he be causid of god effectiveli or makyngli, and þat he be causid of his parties materiali.