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1. accidence n.

8 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Phil. A non-essential or incidental characteristic, a temporary and variable property of a thing; bi accidence, through a secondary means, indirectly; of accidence, without affecting or involving…

2. accident n.

52 quotations in 4 senses
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Something that happens or occurs; a fortuitous happening.

3. affirmatī̆f, -ī̆ve adj. as n.

Additional spellings: affirmative
5 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) Phil. An affirmative proposition, a positive statement or inference; (b) the positive form or aspect of something; in affirmatives, in positive functions (as opposed to failure to function); wil

4. ap(p)etīt n.

Additional spellings: appetit
85 quotations in 5 senses
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Physiol. & psych. An inherent urge or drive attributed to the various organs of the body (such as the genitals, the stomach, the senses), to the mental 'faculties', or to the organism as a whole…

5. ark(e n.

Additional spellings: arke
64 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A chest or box; a large box or bin for storing meal or grain; a coffer for money or valuables, treasure chest; a coffin; (b) ark keper, a treasurer; ark maker, ark wright, a maker of chests or…

6. effect n.

115 quotations in 12 senses
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(a) Execution or completion (of an act); attainment or consummation (of a desire, an aim); fulfillment or realization (of a wish, a prayer, a dream); (b) comen to effect, achieve or attain to; produce…

7. entelechia n.

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Phil. Entelechy, the form or essence of a living thing.

8. essencia, -ie n.

Additional spellings: essencie, ensencie
8 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Phil. Substance, or true being, as distinguished from accidental qualities; (b) theol. divine essence or being; that in respect of which the three persons of the Trinity are one.

9. estimāciǒun n.

31 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) bi estimacioun, for estimacioun, according to an appraisal or estimate, at an estimate; (b) above(n estimacioun, withouten estimacioun, beyond estimate or calculation, immeasurable, innumerable…

10. exaumplārie n.

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(a) A model of conduct to be imitated, a pattern of virtue; taken exaumplarie of, to imitate; (b) the pattern or model according to which something is to be constructed (c) a textual exemplar, a copy…

11. exaumple n.

51 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) An instance typical of a class, an illustration of a general truth; (b) used absol.: for example; exaumple of grace, exaumple as thus; (c) a sample of a commodity.

12. expērience n.

69 quotations in 5 senses
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Phil. The method or process of acquiring knowledge or understanding by observation, esp. through sensory perception, as opposed to gaining knowledge through logical inference or speculation; inductive…

13. figūre n.

127 quotations in 12 senses
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Shape, form, appearance: (a) visible or tangible shape or form; general appearance; bodili figure, figure of this world; of the face: expression; (b) of a living being: bodily form, appearance (often…

14. fō̆rme n.

249 quotations in 17 senses
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(a) The physical shape of something, contour, outline; the figure or shape (of a person), body; also fig.; (b) forme and shape, shape or forme, forme and shafte, etc.

15. idea n.

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Phil. & theol. The archetype of a thing as existing in the mind of God, the Platonic 'idea' [cp. forme n. 14a. & exaumple 5.].

16. īrascī̆ble adj. as n.

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Phil. One of the three powers of the soul, the power to hate and reject evil.

17. nōte n.(3)

94 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) A song, melody; also, tune, the setting of a song; kinges note [see king 1b. (h)]; (b) music; vocal or instrumental music, singing or playing; (c) the song of a bird, bird song; the characteristic…

18. subǧet n.

124 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) One who is obedient to another or to the wishes of another; a servant; a lover; also fig.; also, something which may be put to the service of man; (b) one who is absolutely under the control of or…

19. subsistence n.

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Phil. That which makes a substance a self-subsistent being.

20. Topikes n. plural

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Phil. The title of Aristotle's treatise on the use of commonplaces in dialectical argument.