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1. actūā̆l, -ē̆l adj.

Additional spellings: actuel
22 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Of things, conditions, emotions, qualities: existing in fact, real; of actions: really done; (b) surg. real (as opposed to potential); actual cauterie, a cauterizing operation involving the…

2. āliēn, ālien adj.

37 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Of nationality, domicile, or provenience: foreign (ruler, merchant, etc.); foreign (country); foreign (goods, ship, etc.); (b) of a religious establishment: granted or subject to a foreign…

3. dampnāble adj. (& adv.)

24 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Reprehensible, blameworthy; deserving of condemnation; (b) harmful, damaging.

4. fīnāl, -all, -el adj.

Additional spellings: finall, finel
51 quotations in 3 senses
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Pertaining to the end or close of something: (a) occurring at the close or end (of life, the world); concluding, last, ultimate; (b) lasting or continuing until death; (c) finite, not eternal; (d) in

5. impassī̆ble adj.

6 quotations in 1 sense
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Theol. Exempt from illness, death, suffering; also, impassive.

6. merī̆tōrī(e adj.

Additional spellings: meritorie
43 quotations in 3 senses
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Theol. Deserving of spiritual merit or reward.

7. mī̆litaunt adj.

3 quotations in 1 sense
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Theol. Of the church: militant [see chirche 4b.].

8. prō̆venaunt adj.

2 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Of profits, income: produced, accruing; (b) theol. grace provenaunt, error for grace prevenient, God's grace preceding conversion or repentance.

9. sāvā̆ble adj.

8 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Saving, protecting; (b) theol. capable of being saved; also, as noun: the savable, those who can be saved; (c) med. curable, able to be healed.

10. simple adj.

217 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Blameless, innocent; upright; guileless, artless; (b) of the eyes:?innocent, not sinful; ?sound, healthy; -- used fig.

11. spiritū̆āl adj.

119 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) Immaterial; consisting solely of intellect, purely intellectual; (b) having the properties of the immaterial: of virtues: unbounded, infinite; of torment: intangible; (c) phil. & theol. of form…

12. substanciāl adj.

67 quotations in 6 senses
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Chiefly phil. or theol. (a) Pertaining to the very nature of a thing, essential; substancial forme, forme substancial, the principle of existence in a substance and the source of all that is essential…

13. sufficient adj.

113 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) Adequate for a purpose, enough, sufficient; of adequate number, size, strength, etc. for a certain purpose; also, appropriate [quots. 1st & ?c1425]; (b) sufficient to, adequate for (sb. or sth.)…

14. vē̆niāl adj.

16 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Theol. Of sin or a sin: minor, pardonable, not damning; (b) involving venial sin.

15. verrei adj.

334 quotations in 14 senses
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(a) Factually accurate, consistent with reality, properly representing the truth; of faith: true; also, orthodox (b) true to an original, truly representative; of an example, analogy, a dictum: apt;…