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1. actī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.
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active
11 quotations in 4 senses
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A person who is active in a cause.
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2. actī̆f, -ī̆ve adj.
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active
32 quotations in 4 senses
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Of human actions: done (as opposed to suffered), voluntary; actif cursing, self-excommunication.
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3. alleǧǧen, allēgen v.(1)
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allegen
62 quotations in 4 senses
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Law To make a formal declaration in court, either by way of bringing a charge, in defense against a charge, in support of a right, or in justification of a claim; alleggen matier, present evidence……
5. attempra(u)nce n.
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attempraunce
26 quotations in 3 senses
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The observance of proper measure or the 'golden mean'; moderation, temperateness.
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11. perfecciǒun n.
79 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Flawlessness, correctness; purity; a manifestation of perfection [1st quot.]; (b) the act of making perfect; (c) perfect performance or execution of a virtue, ceremony, an office, etc.; (d) a……
14. rāther(e adj.comparative
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rathere
38 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Former, prior, earlier, previous; ben rather than, to exist before (sb.); (b) as noun: the rather, the former, the former one(s; also, the first; that rather, the former one; of rather, too early……
15. sensibilitẹ̄ n.
14 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The physical ability to sense or perceive; also, a sensitivity to pain; (b) a particular variety of perception characteristic of a sensory organ; (c) phil. the capacity of the soul to receive……
19. 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……
23. 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……
24. substanciāllī adv.
34 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Chiefly phil. or theol. In substance, essentially; also, so as to be an essential part of something; (b) in accordance with the essential nature of man, i.e., rationally.
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25. substaunce n.
215 quotations in 8 senses
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(a) A type or kind of thing; a thing; also, a material thing; up substaunce, above material things, spiritual, transcendent; (b) an entity possessing physical properties; -- used of the incarnate……
27. ūniversitẹ̄ n.
47 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) An institution of higher learning granting the license to teach and other, higher degrees; also applied to advanced schools of classical and early medieval times; the body of scholars and teachers……
30. veǧetātī̆f adj.
12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Producing or promoting growth, vegetation, or vigor; animating, vivifying; vegetatif vertu, vertu vegetatif
(b) phil. pertaining to the lowest species of soul, which gives bodily life, growth,……
32. voluntārī(e adj.
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voluntarie
21 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Proceeding from, subject to, or determined by the will; arising from willfulness, arbitrary; of the mind, heart, etc.: capable of unconstrained working, directed by volition; phil. not……
33. voluntārī̆lī adv.
4 quotations in 1 sense
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Without constraint, willingly, freely; also, phil. by means of free will.
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36. wilfulnes(se n.
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wilfulnesse
18 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Obstinacy, headstrongness, obduracy; self-will; also, rashness, impulsiveness; with inf.: stubborn desire (to do sth.), insistence
(b) fixity of purpose, determination, resolve; ?also, devotion……