| 单词 | acceptation |
| 例句 | It is only fair to add, that the term has also a convivial acceptation, the fairies being not unfrequently made to bear the blame of the effects arising from too copious a sacrifice to Bacchus. Fairy Legends and Traditions of The South of Ireland 2012-05-22T15:16:54.237Z Yes, actually a drawing-room, in the most elegant acceptation of the word. Franz Liszt 2012-05-22T15:16:50.923Z Never turn away thy face from any poor man, is a text acted on by devout Romanists in its most literal acceptation. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, November 1879 2012-04-25T02:01:12.830Z He transcended the narrow local limits of the older logographers, and was not content to repeat the traditions that had gained general acceptation through the poets. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z The other instance I am adducing gives us "cabal" in its common acceptation:— "Set up committees of cabals To pack designs without the walls." Notes and Queries, Vol. IV, Number 113, December 27, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. 2012-04-23T02:00:31.657Z "The first degree of submission produces respectful acquiescence to God's will; then this sentiment becomes transformed into a pious and sincere acceptation full of confidence; until confidence itself gradually acquires a filial character." The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The Prince de Gallitzin has notified the acceptation of Russia nearly in the same words. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z Personal ambition, which, in Mr. Bright's eyes, is something despicable, and which Mr. Gladstone probably regards as a sin, is, in Disraeli's acceptation, something generous and elevating, something to be fostered and encouraged. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z I am… necessitated to use the word Parliament improperly, according to the abusive acceptation thereof. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z The brothers had proved that they did not mind danger in the ordinary acceptation of the term, but, in their thinking, in this place they trespassed upon the precincts of the other world. Across the Cameroons A Story of War and Adventure 2012-03-19T02:00:28.667Z Here the Catholic acceptation of a realization of the essence of the Church, historically manifested, would appear to be directly excluded. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z The word Colony, in its usual acceptation, implies a metropolis, a mother country, a superior political Governor, ideas which the United States have long since renounced forever. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution (Volume VI) 2012-04-03T02:00:34.180Z He is a gentleman in all the ordinary acceptation of the word. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z Some things… are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z Whatever the motive, however, the conduct of the person accepting it alters in accordance with its acceptation. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z Such, however, in its most usual acceptation, Madame Swetchine never was: she never mingled in the light brilliant world; but she did form the centre of attraction to a large circle she had her salon. The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine 2012-04-05T02:00:40.207Z Psychology—taken in this high philosophical acceptation—thus leads on to Ethics; and Ethics is parted by no impassable line from Psychology. Hegel's Philosophy of Mind 2012-03-07T03:00:14.327Z Ikia, it is written in the Word of my God, 'This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am chief.' Pine Needles 2012-02-20T03:00:19.367Z The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; as, term is to be used according to its usual acceptation. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z In its acceptance innumerable forces are combined, innumerable different motives determine its acceptation by different persons. A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution 2012-03-17T02:01:00.033Z In a third acceptation of the words they might signify, that a particular tenement was charged to represent the village in regard to the suits, and for this reason privileged in other respects. Villainage in England Essays in English Mediaeval History 2012-02-15T03:00:35.553Z Both would be sharp and possess abundance of detail, still one would be soft and the other hard in an artistic acceptation of the word hardness. The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years 2012-02-15T03:00:30.577Z The change in Isadore had been more concrete than the acceptation of a new outlook on life. Comrade Yetta 2012-02-15T03:00:24.213Z My words, in common acceptation, Could never give this provocation. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary 2012-03-24T02:00:23.513Z According to the ordinary acceptation of the term, a horse is supposed "to bend well" when he arches his neck, yields to the bit, and uses his knees and hocks freely. The Barb and the Bridle A Handbook of Equitation for Ladies, and Manual of Instruction in the Science of Riding, from the Preparatory Suppling Exercises 2012-02-13T03:00:14.370Z George Eliot was truly religious, though perhaps not a Christian in the common acceptation. Miss Ellis's Mission 2012-02-11T03:04:04.613Z He was not looking at her, and so noticed nothing of the spasm of pain which for a second convulsed her face at his literal acceptation of her prayer. Miranda of the Balcony A Story 2012-01-28T03:00:24.760Z A house in Lant Street would not come within the denomination of a first-rate residence, in the strict acceptation of the term; but it is a most desirable spot, nevertheless. Rambles in Dickens' Land 2012-01-25T03:00:36.463Z These answers, though of a dilatory nature, may be looked upon as an eventual acceptation of the mediation. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Volume X (of 12) 2012-01-23T03:00:12.850Z It would be difficult to define self-denial according to the ordinary acceptation of the term. Doctrine of the Will 2012-01-22T03:00:26.997Z This is to say, we were, and we gloried in being, absolutely free thinkers, a term which, in its true acceptation, we regarded as man's noblest title. The Story of Anna Kingsford and Edward Maitland and of the new Gospel of Interpretation 2012-01-18T03:00:12.427Z Friends, in the common acceptation of that word, may be readily lost and won. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z They were neither the very poor—in the recognised acceptation of the words, though heaven knows they were poor enough—neither could they be classed amongst artisans, or mechanics. Christina 2012-01-16T03:00:06.507Z But, even as he said it, he knew that, in the ordinary acceptation of the term at least, Miss Macks was not alarming. The Front Yard 2012-01-09T03:00:23.183Z The sensation is not fear in the ordinary acceptation of the term. Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties 2012-01-08T03:00:19.240Z Roads or streets cannot be seen, and a town, in our acceptation of the word, does not exist. Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod 2012-01-08T03:00:16.523Z He was a man of honor, in the true acceptation of that word. Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) 2012-01-17T03:00:17.977Z Mr. Lincoln had no faith and no hope in the usual acceptation of those words. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z But in the now ordinary acceptation of the term, which implies a sacerdotal empire or dominion, the Jewish state was at no time and by no means a theocracy. The Philosophy of History, Vol. 1 of 2 2011-12-24T03:07:59.623Z After his death Mrs. Lincoln said: 'Mr. Lincoln had no faith and no hope in the usual acceptation of those words. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z This hope was expressed in a resolution formulated by the Centre and proposed for the acceptation of the Reichstag. The War Upon Religion Being an Account of the Rise and Progress of Anti-christianism in Europe 2011-12-24T03:07:55.507Z They are never published in the ordinary acceptation of that term, and cannot be bought at first hand. Book Collecting: A Guide for Amateurs 2011-12-21T03:00:41.820Z This was not by cunning or intrigue, in the low acceptation of the term, but by far-seeing reason and discernment. Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life 2012-01-05T03:00:32.877Z Earths thus came to be included in the term "alkali," when that term was used in its widest acceptation. Heroes of Science Chemists 2011-12-09T03:00:21.047Z House, different acceptations of the term in England, and some other countries, 49. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z But that which raised his father’s anger, was almost worse, to his thought, than falling into ill ways, in the common acceptation of the term, would have been. The Twa Miss Dawsons 2011-12-05T03:00:37.413Z She almost resented Sir George's acceptation of her as part of the furniture of a wayside inn. The Passionate Elopement 2011-12-02T03:00:19.930Z By general acceptation religion and creed have always been confounded. Islam Her Moral And Spiritual Value A Rational And Pyschological Study 2011-11-25T03:00:15.820Z But though without religion, in the usual acceptation of the word, the Indians were not, when first the white man knew them, wholly without ritual, or what has been designated a sacred ceremony. Ancient Faiths And Modern A Dissertation upon Worships, Legends and Divinities 2011-11-24T03:00:37.917Z The term money, in common acceptation, of ambiguous meaning, ib. An Inquiry Into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations 2011-12-05T03:00:41.403Z This may not be the common acceptation of the term "Jeffersonian democracy", but I have a strong suspicion that on the whole Jefferson never changed much in this respect. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z And when the old man died, Wulf stepped up into the vacant saddle and filled it with perfect acceptation to all concerned. Maid of the Mist 2011-11-21T03:00:11.937Z These are the only sights in the tourists' agent's acceptation of the word, and it is likely enough that you will think three hours devoted to the city amply sufficient. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z A too long absence destroys the interest that friends take, if they are only friends in the common acceptation of the word; and your relations ought to be reminded of you. The Life and Letters of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Volume II (of 2) 2011-11-10T03:00:10.110Z Popular, perhaps, the book could scarcely hope to be, in the vulgar acceptation of the word. Charlotte Bront? A Monograph 2011-11-01T02:00:20.233Z Ashburner hastened to assure him that Captain Blank and Lieutenant Dash were both gentlemen and Christians, in the ordinary acceptation of the terms, and had never been known to misconduct themselves in any way. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z For there is no acceptation of persons with God. Old English Chronicles 2011-10-27T02:00:21.903Z I do not fancy the ladies of Malaga care very much for society either, in our acceptation of the word. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z During all this devotion to science in its modern acceptation, the older and more literary forms of erudition were not neglected, especially by the illustrious Benedictines of the abbey of St Maur. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z Thus it is that different commentaries or acceptations of the original meaning of the Scriptures, have divided the Christian world into divisions and subdivisions of which it consists at present. Reason, The Only Oracle of Man Or a Compendius System of Natural Religion 2011-10-12T02:00:53.110Z If Swift loved Stella in the ordinary acceptation of the term, he took small pains in his diary to elevate the sentiments with which she regarded her hero. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Luther was not a brave man, in the modern acceptation of that term. Auricular Confession and Popish Nunneries Volumes I. and II., Complete 2011-10-12T02:00:45.373Z He became a saint—an ascetic in the seventeenth-century acceptation of the word. Southern Spain 2011-11-11T03:00:28.423Z Two things morality insists upon; first, that the natural in its coarser acceptation shall be subordinate to the moral. Creed And Deed A Series of Discourses 2011-10-12T02:00:40.147Z We pass, then, to cognition in the usual acceptation of the term—to what we speak of as knowledge in the proper and narrower sense. Spencer's Philosophy of Science The Herbert Spencer Lecture Delivered at the Museum 7 November, 1913 2011-09-25T02:00:15.883Z Accustomed from their infancy to beautiful scenery, they looked at it as a thing of course, without pleasure or admiration; because without that which fixes all worldly acceptation of happiness,—comparison. The Wanderer (Volume 4 of 5) or, Female Difficulties 2011-09-17T02:00:32.663Z But whosoever be the conduit, the water is the holy Ghosts, and in that acceptation I take it. Letters to Severall Persons of Honour 2011-09-12T02:00:24.913Z At any rate he failed to enlighten me, as perhaps I failed to enlighten him on the common acceptation of the term 'anarchy.' Notes of a Camp-Follower on the Western Front 2011-09-09T02:01:03.463Z To us the performance was an execution in the Tyburn acceptation of the word. Garcia the Centenarian And His Times Being a Memoir of Manuel Garcia's Life and Labours for the Advancement of Music and Science 2011-09-05T02:00:19.693Z In this volume the term is used in its common acceptation, unless the Arabs are specially distinguished from the Berbers. The Moors in Spain 2011-08-29T02:01:09.183Z We must, however, give to the word "Vivisection" its largest acceptation. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z Eva was a spoiled child—or, rather, would have been spoiled, had so sweet and gentle a nature been capable of "spoiling," in the common acceptation of the word. Salome 2011-08-20T02:00:12.970Z That was for later; that was life in their sturdy acceptation of it. The Locusts' Years 2011-08-16T02:00:41.777Z In its more limited acceptation, it seems to have conferred upon the husband, who married a wife of superior rank, the whole of her power and dignity, so long as their union continued. Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) 2011-08-14T02:00:25.307Z Perhaps much may depend, in the discussion of this point, on the various acceptations in which confusion of ideas may be understood. Observations on Insanity With Practical Remarks on the Disease and an Account of the Morbid Appearances on Dissection 2011-08-14T02:00:24.997Z And when we say humanity, we take that word in its largest acceptation. The Pros and Cons of Vivisection 2011-08-23T02:00:31.033Z There was little of the enthusiast,—to use the term in its common acceptation,—nothing of the bigot and fanatic, in his nature. Biography of Rev. Hosea Ballou 2011-08-04T02:00:22.900Z C. This word is by no means obsolete in France, in the acceptation of "a sledge." Notes and Queries, Vol. III, Number 83, May 31, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Geneologists, etc 2011-07-26T02:00:17.693Z The serpent symbolized divine wisdom, also; and it was under this acceptation that it became associated with those "traditionary teachers of mankind whose genial wisdom entitled them to divine honors." Tablets 2011-07-25T02:00:17.487Z Archbishop Whately, for instance, following Ferguson and other writers, defines analogy conformably to its primitive acceptation, that which was given to it by mathematicians, resemblance of relations. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z Although matters had not progressed sufficiently far on the pathway to civilisation at Growlers' to establish a claim to society in any conventional acceptation, yet was there a rudimentary germ or nucleus. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z My new drama is no tragedy in the ancient acceptation; what I desired to depict were human beings, and therefore I would not let them talk “the language of the Gods.” Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z In the gravest possible acceptation of the term it is awe-fully so. The American Occupation of the Philippines 1898-1912 2011-06-29T02:00:28.167Z In its literal acceptation, then, dealing with 'the state of souls after death,' the 'Divine Comedy' has little to teach us, except indirectly. Dante Six Sermons 2011-06-24T02:00:17.117Z Guizot observes, there is frequently more truth in common acceptations of general terms than in the more precise definitions of science. A Logic Of Facts Or, Every-day Reasoning 2011-07-22T02:00:18.543Z But, in its modern acceptation, the meaning of the word has become considerably restricted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 2 "Fairbanks, Erastus" to "Fens" 2011-06-19T02:00:16.580Z Hence her forced acceptation of his standard of her position and her duties. The Salamander 2011-06-10T02:00:22.890Z Society, in the modern acceptation, of a miscellaneous mixture, which equalizes men even in their inequality, supplying passing objects for raillery or indignation, opened that wider stage, which a growing metropolis only could exhibit. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z The girl was not a savage in the common acceptation of the term. Latitude 19 degree A Romance of the West Indies in the Year of Our Lord Eighteen Hundred and Twenty 2011-05-30T02:00:18.047Z It is in vain to say that man is the agent, in the common acceptation of the word; that he is the author, because the particular volitions are his. A Review of Edwards's 2011-04-27T02:00:19.047Z In Gibson's "Etymological Geography" med is explained as medius—Medway = medium flumen—the river flowing through the middle of the county of Kent—and this I think is the general acceptation. The River-Names of Europe 2011-04-20T02:00:18.983Z When I speak of the best company, I do not mean, in the common acceptation of the word, persons of high rank and fortune—but rather the most worthy and sensible. Letters on the Improvement of the Mind, Addressed to a Lady 2011-04-19T02:00:19.607Z It is, as we have already seen, according to the common acceptation of the terms; for a dormant cause can produce no effect; it must act in order to produce effects. An Examination of President Edwards' Inquiry into the Freedom of the Will 2011-04-14T02:00:52.727Z The Knight seemed to prefer taking it in the latter acceptation, as he answered mildly, "I have that honor." The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. I (of II) 2011-04-04T02:00:09.197Z In general, these artificial prologues of explanatory narration are addressed directly to the spectators, and hence approach nearly to the prologue, in our acceptation of the term. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z This sense may have three different acceptations—first, that, generally, of a wide river—secondly, that of a river relatively broad and shallow—thirdly, that of a river forming an estuary at its mouth. The River-Names of Europe 2011-04-20T02:00:18.983Z But few appellatives, in their received acceptation, would be found to correspond with their derivative meaning. The American Quarterly Review No. XVIII, June 1831 (Vol 9) 2011-04-02T02:00:12.460Z Love, in the pure acceptation of the word, even when it is not legitimate, must occasion an exchange of lofty sentiments, sacrifices, and devotion between those who feel it for one another. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z Spirit, in chemistry, too, is a term which receives various acceptations, but always denotes the more subtile part of matter. A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 10 (of 10) From "The Works of Voltaire - A Contemporary Version" 2011-03-31T02:00:21.443Z The poem of Lucretius, De Rerum Natura, which he composed during the lucid intervals of his malady, is, as the name imports, philosophic and didactic, in the strictest acceptation of these terms. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z Though never a religious man, even in the broadest acceptation of the term, he solemnized marriages and baptized the children. The Canadian Portrait Gallery - Volumes 1 to 4 2011-03-23T02:00:23.527Z She was a lady in the most refined and polished acceptation of the term. The Cavaliers of Virginia, vol. 1 of 2 or, The Recluse of Jamestown; An historical romance of the Old Dominion 2011-03-23T02:00:21.287Z They did not work without taste, but they worked in the most prosaic acceptation of the word, hastening in a sense to finish the task that the material wants of life put upon them. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z Spiritual does not mean respectable, it does not even mean moral, it does not mean "good" in the ordinary acceptation of the word. The Terror A Mystery 2011-03-22T02:00:24.957Z In the strict acceptation of the term, scarcely any Greek elegy has descended to us entire, except perhaps a few lines by Callimachus on the death of Heraclitus. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume I 2011-04-03T02:00:22.843Z These extracts sufficiently demonstrate the general acceptation of the name in the two years following the publication of Finley's poem. The Word Hoosier; John Finley Indiana Historical Society Publications, Volume IV, Number 2 2011-03-21T02:00:12.857Z In the common acceptation of this term crepe of No. 1 quality generally connotes fineness and paleness with a thin crepe which has a good, smooth, and fairly well-knit texture. The Preparation of Plantation Rubber 2011-03-09T03:00:40.870Z But his paternal love, in the highest acceptation of the word, had already kindled at Lise's sufferings, and he accused himself now of all the misfortunes that had come upon her one after the other. Artist and Model (The Divorced Princess) 2011-04-01T02:00:37.710Z In common acceptation, indeed, only an agreeable succession of sounds is called Melody, and only the co-existence of agreeing sounds, Harmony. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Graves is, in my acceptation of the term, a perfect clinical teacher. Makers of Modern Medicine 2011-03-05T03:00:29.580Z A week ago, in foreign acceptation, is half a century; and he who remembers the events of yesterday rather verges on being a "bore" for his pains. The Dodd Family Abroad, Vol. I 2011-03-03T03:00:56.130Z She had said to the mistress of the boarding-house that she was a "lady," and she fitted sufficiently the ordinary acceptation of a much-abused term. Mr. Claghorn's Daughter 2011-03-03T03:00:53.083Z Archbishop Whately, for instance, following Ferguson and other writers, defines Analogy conformably to its primitive acceptation, that which was given to it by mathematicians, Resemblance of Relations. A System of Logic: Ratiocinative and Inductive 7th Edition, Vol. II 2011-03-01T03:00:40.557Z Nay, we ought not to expect to find the terms used by the Sacred writers employed in their strict scientific sense, but in their popular acceptation. The Religion of Geology and Its Connected Sciences 2011-02-28T03:00:28.890Z He admits in the sacred writings as in the classics only one acceptation, and that the grammatical, convertible into and the same with the logical and historical. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" 2011-02-27T03:00:31.973Z To be the wife of a true believer, in whatever state of society, from the most refined to the most barbarous, is to be cursed in the fullest acceptation of the word. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Dave read very slowly: "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." Jimmie Moore of Bucktown 2011-02-24T03:00:53.640Z Now, the last phrase—and he invariably made it his peroration—has a very wide and sweeping acceptation. Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z Assuredly it was a scheme in which common sense, in the general acceptation of that elusive quality, had no part. Mrs. Fitz 2011-02-14T03:00:38.317Z "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ came into the world to save sinners." The Nation Behind Prison Bars 2011-02-10T03:00:55.530Z The increasing repugnance of the Court and of the King himself to the revolutionary development forbids a consecutive and purely hypocritical acceptation of the National Assembly's decrees. The French Revolution 2011-02-10T03:00:50.577Z He is the verbal messenger of state messages, but not a messenger in the common acceptation of the term. Algic Researches, Comprising Inquiries Respecting the Mental Characteristics of the North American Indians, Vol. 2 of 2 Indian Tales and Legends 2011-02-06T03:01:02.343Z His legislation was the introduction of the democratic principle into politics, and democracy has proved itself worthy of acceptation. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z Meanwhile, the vicar of the nuns had made the necessary deposition, and liberty was given to hold a chapter for the acceptation of Gertrude. The Betrothed From the Italian of Alessandro Manzoni 2011-02-05T03:00:14.863Z A "good negro," in the usual acceptation of the term, feels that there is a kind of disgrace attached to himself and family, if any one of them becomes a runaway. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z "And a poor adage it is, in its ordinary acceptation," said Jack, quickly. The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. I (of II) 2011-02-04T03:00:16.820Z The inhabitants have no fixed criterion of what is and what is not "respectable," in the northern acceptation of the term. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 1 2011-02-02T03:00:22.253Z Saintliness of character, in the ordinary acceptation of the word, would scarcely be thought of even distantly in connection with them. The Century of Columbus 2011-01-29T03:00:17.380Z Although, however, the Clitherows were frequent guests at Windsor and St. James's, they were not courtiers in the common acceptation of that term. Glimpses of King William IV. and Queen Adelaide In Letters of the Late Miss Clitherow, of Boston House, Middlesex. With a Brief Account of Boston House and the Clitherow Family 2011-01-28T03:00:23.733Z Gin, in the common acceptation, signifies the house and all the machinery required to separate the lint from the seed, and to press it into large bales, weighing generally from 400 to 500 pounds. The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 2011-02-05T03:00:13.817Z The deputation was splendid, at least in the Hungarian acceptation of the word, for all the dresses of all its members were richly embroidered. The Village Notary 2011-01-03T03:00:57.863Z “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z At our May meeting Mr. Wibird was desired to preach a sermon previous to the choice, which he did to great acceptation. Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams A fine woman she was certainly, according to the popular acceptation of the term—tall and massive, but coarse and off-hand almost to vulgarity. A Poached Peerage If it be taken in its strict acceptation of autonomous state sovereignty, the exception is somewhat of a truism. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 4 "Aram, Eugene" to "Arcueil" You have, in the usual acceptation of the phrase, nothing to do. Forty Years in the Wilderness of Pills and Powders Cogitations and Confessions of an Aged Physician When the apostle explains this oath, he says, “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” True Christianity 2010-12-25T03:00:12.817Z Malta is considered to be self-supporting, in the political acceptation of the term, so far as England is concerned. The Story of Malta He was not a man who drank in the common acceptation of the term, but those were days when wine ran like water, and not to serve it would seem niggardly. The Home Life of Poe The inessentials of his passionate religion faded away in the strength and beauty of God's acceptation of his penitence. Sinister Street, vol. 1 The Brehon was an arbitrator, umpire, and expounder of the law, rather than a judge in the modern acceptation. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" Some of the Brethren advocated the rigorous and literal acceptation of all its prescriptions: others contended for a more mild and liberal interpretation. Saint Bonaventure The Seraphic Doctor Minister-General of the Franciscan Order When she had gone to the altar and sworn fidelity to him, she had certainly not been in love with her husband, according to the common acceptation of that term. Faith and Unfaith Strictly speaking, therefore, the word should be applied to lyrics written to dance measures; in common acceptation it is applied to the songs written for the Christmas festival. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" This "can not be history" in the strict acceptation of the term. The Origin of the World According to Revelation and Science A smile of gratitude rested upon the countenance of the little fellow, as he wrote: “This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners.” Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 22, March, 1852, Volume 4. Without exactly comparing Mrs. Aouda with the foregoing description, it may be stated that she was a most charming woman, in the fullest acceptation of the term. Round the World in Eighty Days For without sorrow for sin and trust in God’s mercy God’s revelation of Himself in His Son will not be deemed worthy of all acceptation. The Expositor's Bible: The Epistle to the Hebrews Euergetes introduced through the assembly of priests an extra day every fourth year, but this reform had no acceptation until it was reimposed by Augustus with the Julian calendar. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 1 "Edwardes" to "Ehrenbreitstein" I use the term respectable merely in its worldly acceptation, but I skip this digression and pass on. The Night Side of London In this acceptation, "end" and "force" would precisely belong to one another. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 353, March 1845 Footnote 2: Not a lord of the manor, according to the English acceptation of the term, but a sort of village mayor, elected by the farmers out of their own number. Black Forest Village Stories Originality in one acceptation is vital and universal. Margaret Fuller (Marchesa Ossoli) Thought I, the impassioned strain, Which, without aid of numbers, I sustain, Like acceptation from the World will find. The Poetical Works of William Wordsworth, Volume IV (of 8) I do not mean modest in the current acceptation of the word; she had genuine respect for those who were higher and better than she. Waldfried A Novel It was to prevent evil, that I inclined strongly for the acceptation of her single mediation between us and Holland, when her Imperial Majesty first offered it. Secret Diplomatic History of The Eighteenth Century In place of such acceptation he sent back false news that he would meet Philip far to the south. Crécy Eleanor Devereux had been wooed and won with the parental sanction—had loved tenderly—had trusted nobly—would have wedded splendidly in the world’s acceptation. Tales from "Blackwood," Volume 2 The term is also occasionally applied to horses with similar eyes, though its wider general acceptation seems to be when the iris of the eye is white, or of a very pale color. Folk-lore of Shakespeare Hence the certainty of sound knowledge and the sufficiency of general acceptation forbid to doubt the absolute correctness of the fundamental principles of knowledge.... Landmarks of Scientific Socialism "Anti-Duehring" It means, in the theological acceptation of the term, the supposed transition of the soul after death, into another substance or body than that which it occupied before. Bible Myths and their Parallels in other Religions Being a Comparison of the Old and New Testament Myths and Miracles with those of the Heathen Nations of Antiquity Considering also their Origin and Meaning Nor was Molly really broken, in the ordinary acceptation of the term. Frances of the Ranges The Old Ranchman's Treasure As cobblers, they ply the craft of “translation”—a trade, even in this lower acceptation of the term, peculiarly liable to abuse. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 377, March 1847 Ability, my boy, in its modern acceptation as applied to military men, appears to mean a peculiar capacity for surprising and startling everybody—except the enemy. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 And the Major, whatever the agony, the horror, preceding the acceptation of a maimed life, had not lost the vital grace of humour. The House of Fulfilment In accordance with the above definition of Æquipollence or Equivalence, which corresponds with ordinary acceptation, the term would apply to all cases of "identical meaning under difference of expression". Logic, Inductive and Deductive It will shortly win full acceptation and sanction by public morality as well. Family Limitation Of the first, Dr. Johnson, the best authority we now possess, has given six different senses or acceptations as a verb active, and four, as a verb neuter, and has cited the different authorities. Sound Mind or, Contributions to the natural history and physiology of the human intellect May I forward another instance of its being in early use, although not altogether in its modern acceptation? Notes and Queries, Number 239, May 27, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc Poverty should dwell there, not in the narrower meaning of distress and want, but in the wider acceptation of simplicity, frugality and temperance as opposed to extravagance, display and ostentation. What Shall I Be? A Chat With Young People There is no doubt that it was largely a forest in the ordinary acceptation, and not a mere deer-forest use of the term. In the Border Country Never had any one, without being at all ill-favoured in the usual acceptation of that term, made by her exterior such a disagreeable impression upon the Count as did this Baroness. The Serapion Brethren. Vol. II Is it worthy of our acceptation or not? Kept for the Master's Use This treatise is not a sermon in the ordinary acceptation of the term. Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes (Volume I) It is not intended that this series shall form a periodical, according to the strict acceptation of that term. Smeaton and Lighthouses A Popular Biography, with an Historical Introduction and Sequel I know that before one can be considered lady-like, in the common acceptation of the term, she must be shown to be perfectly useless. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 93, July, 1865 Its modern acceptation all know to be widely different. Notes and Queries, Number 235, April 29, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. The king, however, told him “You may rest assured that you do leave that place with our very good grace and acceptation of your services”; and he was given the post of lord-treasurer of Ireland. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" Pedantry, in the common acceptation of the word, means an absurd ostentation of learning, and stiffness of phraseology, proceeding from a misguided knowledge of books, and a total ignorance of men.”—Mackenzie. Talkers With Illustrations There is no alternative, in short, between certain of the expositions which we meet with, being Divine,—and therefore worthy of all acceptation; or Human,—and therefore entitled to no absolute deference whatever. Inspiration and Interpretation Seven Sermons Preached Before the University of Oxford It created a controversy with Beattie and Reid; and Reid, who introduced this vague ambiguous phrase in philosophical language, often understood the term in its ordinary acceptation. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 The rules should be so framed that there should be little or no washing-up, in the ordinary acceptation of the term. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, May 26, 1920 Yet, love, mere love, is beautiful indeed And worthy of acceptation. The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Volume IV But his words had no meaning to her; there was nothing in their structure to change her acceptation of the word "mother," as an apostrophe. When Ghost Meets Ghost Again; terms of art, or technical terms, must be taken according to the acceptation of the learned in each art, trade, and science. Commentaries on the Laws of England Book the First It does not 252 consist with the common acceptation of his character to fancy him much moved, except with anger. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 3 (of 25) Enraptured gaze, coy side-look, gallant advance, timid retrocession, impassioned declaration, supercilious rejection, piteous supplication, softening hesitation; worldly goods oblation, gracious acceptation; frantic jubilation, maidenly resignation. The Naples Riviera Our village had no poor—none in the deplorable English acceptation of that word; none in the too often degraded and degrading conditions it implies. Records of Later Life Neither of them were religiously inclined in the ordinary acceptation of those words. Benjamin Franklin A Picture of the Struggles of Our Infant Nation One Hundred Years Ago American Pioneers and Patriots Series Farther, if you will have wisdom taken in the other sense, of being a right judgment of things, you shall see how short wise men fall of it in this acceptation. In Praise of Folly Illustrated with Many Curious Cuts In order, therefore, to enable us to give a just and precise idea of the word Mind, and its different acceptations, it is necessary first to consider the Mind in itself. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Such was the idea added to the original acceptation of canon. The Canon of the Bible The colored people of Nassau, as we were assured by one competent to speak upon the subject, form a religious community, according to the ordinary acceptation of the term. Due South or Cuba Past and Present There is a certain acceptation of the obvious in Titian, a vein of simplicity flows through his nature. The Venetian School of Painting The character of the intellectual movement in Greece is didactic rather than scientific, in the widest acceptation of the term. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, September 1879 But in order to understand what is meant by the Mind, in the latter acceptation, we ought previously to know the productive causes of our ideas. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." "To know that were superfluous," coldly answered the Moor, "and in nowise necessary towards the acceptation of my services." Gómez Arias Or, The Moors of the Alpujarras, A Spanish Historical Romance. Here, too, he has departed from the ordinary acceptation of the word; and, as we think, in the wrong direction. Essays: Scientific, Political, & Speculative, Vol. I The child wrote "This is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ came into the world to save sinners." Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb Mexico can hardly be spoken of as a manufacturing country, in the usual acceptation of the term, though the Spaniards found that cotton cloth had been made here long before their advent. Aztec Land Afterward they came to be employed in all the bloody relations and uses to which a 'bare bodkin' can be put, and hence our acceptation of 'stiletto.' Continental Monthly, Vol. III, No IV, April 1863 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Apparently the women were not adventuresses, at least in the ordinary acceptation of the term. The Princess Virginia This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners. The Book of Common Prayer and The Scottish Liturgy "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, of whom I am the chief." Anecdotes & Incidents of the Deaf and Dumb Biliousness is a somewhat indefinite term, but it means, in its common acceptation, an unnatural determination of bile to the channels of circulation. Treatise on the Diseases of Women The difficulty which has hitherto so frequently brought these hopes to naught is that of ensuring acceptation. The Practice of Autosuggestion Women become religious, in the every-day acceptation of the word, from any motive rather than a conviction of the truth or reasonableness of any particular creed. An Old Sailor's Yarns The first railroad commission, in the present acceptation of the term, was created in the State of Massachusetts, in 1869. The Railroad Question A historical and practical treatise on railroads, and remedies for their abuses In its common, or generally received, acceptation, it implies two things.—First, the nature, habit, disposition, organization or construction of the natural, corporeal, or animal system.—Secondly, a political system, or plan of government. The Politician Out-Witted It was abundantly liberal in the true acceptation of this term. Pius IX. And His Time So far as one can see, the acceptation or rejection of an idea by the Unconscious depends on the associations with which it is connected. The Practice of Autosuggestion “This is a true saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners.” Orthodoxy: Its Truths And Errors He distinguished himself particularly in the convention for the acceptation of the new federal system. James Madison What is implied in mourning, in its most common acceptation? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions As a boy and a cadet he was full of animal spirits, and somewhat given to practical joking; but, though not a religious boy, he never was bad in the ordinary acceptation of the term. General Gordon A Christian Hero In every case our aim must be to remove the suffering as soon as possible, and this is facilitated by refusing acceptation to the bad ideas and maintaining our own mental and moral balance. The Practice of Autosuggestion It is observable, then, that gender, in grammar, is taken in two different acceptations. Elements of Gaelic Grammar In plain English, is understood to mean boiled beef; but its culinary acceptation, in the French kitchen, is fresh beef dressed without boiling, and only very gently simmered by a slow fire. The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual How does anxious in this acceptation differ from both eager and earnest? English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions However much Gordon might reproach himself, it must not for one moment be supposed that, in the ordinary acceptation of the word, there was any cause for it. General Gordon A Christian Hero This we found to be the prime condition of acceptation, and in fact by this means we can compel the Unconscious to realise the "no-pain" thought and so put an end to the pain. The Practice of Autosuggestion The same term has been introduced into the grammar of the English Tongue, rather improperly, because in an acceptation different from what it bears in the grammar of all other languages. Elements of Gaelic Grammar It required but a brief acquaintance with President Lord to teach any one, that he fully believed in the most literal acceptation of the doctrine, that "the powers that be are ordained of God." The History of Dartmouth College The word ——, in legal acceptation, includes all the means by which any alleged matter of fact, the truth of which is submitted to us for investigation, is established or disproved. English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions It was a purely intellectual emotion, not excited by anything in the visible or tangible world; nor could it be called conversion in the common acceptation of that term. Pioneers of Science The statement is so grossly opposed to the fact that "acceptation" is impossible. The Practice of Autosuggestion All that he has as Pope he holds in trust for the Church in the most literal acceptation of the term. Ave Roma Immortalis, Vol. 2 Studies from the Chronicles of Rome Venice was long regarded as the birthplace of the newspaper in the modern acceptation of the word. Introduction to the Science of Sociology Here we find for the first time devils, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, employed as tormentors. Dante: His Times and His Work Archbishop Whately, for instance, following Ferguson and other writers, defines Analogy conformably to its primitive acceptation, that which was given to it by mathematicians: Resemblance of Relations. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive The only difficulty which confronts us in the practice of Induced Autosuggestion is to ensure acceptation, and that is a difficulty which no method prior to that of Emile Cou� has satisfactorily surmounted. The Practice of Autosuggestion It is good news, worthy of all acceptation; and yet not too good to be true. Familiar Quotations A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Proverbs Traced to Their Sources in Ancient and Modern Literature There was no room for sentimentality, still less for hysteria, in the acceptation of George Stairs's message from that "Stern Daughter of the Voice of God," whose name is Duty. The Message This subject is rendered difficult from the common acceptation of the word, volition, including previous deliberation, as well as the voluntary exertion, which succeeds it. Zoonomia, Vol. II Or, the Laws of Organic Life In this last acceptation of the word, class name and general name are identical. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive This emotional factor also plays a large part in securing acceptation. The Practice of Autosuggestion "Moral government," in the now common acceptation of the term, has no place in the system of Aristotle, and the idea of "duty" is scarcely recognized. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles Mademoiselle Vigean excepted, he appears to have been incapable of inspiring the tender passion, in the truest acceptation of the phrase. Political Women, Vol. 2 “I proffered hand, I proffered land, For the proud maiden’s acceptation; But she loves Axel, and will stand By him, that was her declaration.” Axel Thordson and Fair Valborg a ballad The old acceptation, however, has not gone so completely out of use as to deprive those who still adhere to it of all chance of being understood. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive Thus the mal-association, which neutralised the desired idea and so prevented acceptation, no longer presents itself. The Practice of Autosuggestion In his philosophy, fire is the ἀρχή, or first principle; but not fire in the usual acceptation of that term. Christianity and Greek Philosophy or, the relation between spontaneous and reflective thought in Greece and the positive teaching of Christ and His Apostles In fact, most of the thirteen British colonies in North America were in their inception chartered companies very much in the modern acceptation of the term. Where the Strange Trails Go Down Sulu, Borneo, Celebes, Bali, Java, Sumatra, Straits Settlements, Malay States, Siam, Cambodia, Annam, Cochin-China When we speak of the measures from the planet to the star, we do not refer to what would be perhaps the most ordinary acceptation of the expression. The Story of the Heavens My father was certainly not what in the ordinary acceptation of the term would be called “a good dancer.” My Father as I Recall Him We have previously seen that the Unconscious tide rises to its highest point compatible with conscious thought just before sleep and just after awaking, and that the suggestions formulated then are almost assured acceptation. The Practice of Autosuggestion Poor girl, she is about over; in fact, I’m afraid that, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, ‘Rosina’ has already ceased to exist—knocked under for good, so to speak. A Woman's Will Challis understood the question in its metaphysical acceptation. The Wonder His doctrine, indeed, was something like the Buddhist doctrine of Karma—it was based on an instinctive apprehension of the sacredness of “law” in the most universal acceptation of that word. Old Familiar Faces The sting of the criticism was drawn by Luther’s merry acceptation of it. The Wind Before the Dawn So our consideration of the processes of outcropping and acceptation has inevitably invested them with a false appearance of difficulty. The Practice of Autosuggestion In the ordinary acceptation of these words, they simply mean that among many other things that God has willed, sanctification is one; it is something in accordance with His will. Holy in Christ Thoughts on the Calling of God's Children to be Holy as He is Holy But you at once accepted these questions—which, I maintain, were questions possible in the mouth of a simple, ignorant child—in some deep, metaphysical acceptation. The Wonder Practically the two words mean much the same thing, since the successful result of a husband-hunt is of course a match, and match-making, in the common acceptation of the term, involves a husband-hunt. Modern Women and What is Said of Them A Reprint of A Series of Articles in the Saturday Review (1868) If he got “well,” in the mildest acceptation of the term, he would be pretty well disabled, and useless and good for nothing. The Backwash of War The Human Wreckage of the Battlefield as Witnessed by an American Hospital Nurse Every man for humanity, as George has it, and in his acceptation of the principle, would send us all to the alms-house pretty soon. The Ghost It is not a stimulant in the proper acceptation of the term; on the contrary it is a depressant. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say In a narrow sense of the word he is a “Humbug:” in the larger acceptation he is not. The Humbugs of the World An Account of Humbugs, Delusions, Impositions, Quackeries, Deceits and Deceivers Generally, in All Ages Writers on logic have generally preferred the former acceptation of the term; the latter, and more extensive signification is that in which I mean to use it. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) The grand seignior alone is a Sultan in the full and voluptuous acceptation of the term. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 380, June, 1847 Their letters were not love letters, in the usual acceptation of that term. Her Mother's Secret In the latter critique we find appreciation of Yorick’s characteristics, enthusiastic acceptation of his sentiment, fond and familiar allusions to both Shandy and the Sentimental Journey. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century Class distinction is unknown in Iceland; in fact, there are no gentry, in our acceptation of the term, and little or no wealth among the inhabitants. A Girl's Ride in Iceland Nor is this acceptation confined to books, and scientific inquirers. A System Of Logic, Ratiocinative And Inductive (Vol. 1 of 2) Mr. Arthur Wilkinson was not worthy of the wife with whom a kind Providence had blessed him—was not worthy of her in the usual acceptation of the word. The Bertrams A dirk or dagger, a word still in use, though Johnson says it is the oldest acceptation of it. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. “Thy fate of yore” in the 74 second line is evidently a poetaster’s acceptation of an obvious rhyme and does not set Yorick’s German experience appreciably into the past. Laurence Sterne in Germany A Contribution to the Study of the Literary Relations of England and Germany in the Eighteenth Century Don't imagine that I am apologizing for him, please, in the slightest degree; but no, he hasn't been successful up to the present, in the usual acceptation of the term. The Big Drum A Comedy in Four Acts Were his principles in politics, in religion, in all that constitutes the man of honor in the highest acceptation of the term, at all affected by it? My Recollections of Lord Byron He died full of years, and perhaps in one, and that the most usual acceptation of the word, full of honour. The Bertrams I do not mean that all should be great, in the popular acceptation of that term. Autobiography of Frank G. Allen, Minister of the Gospel and Selections from his Writings Mrs. Oldham nodded her head in modest acceptation of the fact that she was the exceptional woman. The Silver Butterfly The argument from design, in this acceptation, is briefly mentioned by 'Philip Beauchamp.' The English Utilitarians, Volume II (of 3) James Mill I cannot say that I loved her in the usual acceptation of the term, adoration would better express what I felt. The Privateer's-Man One hundred Years Ago I have told him that in the usual acceptation of the word, I do not love him. The Bertrams Constantinople, the "city of Constantine," became the popular name, and so it continues till this day in Christian acceptation. Historic Tales, Volume 11 (of 15) The Romance of Reality "Then may I take that as your acceptation of me?" enquired Mulberry. Daisy Ashford: Her Book In the first place it is not a sect in the common acceptation of the word, but rather a universal philosophy embracing all creeds, ranks, and denominations of men. The Mystery of a Turkish Bath Scientific ladies, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, are coming well to the front. Mystic London: or, Phases of occult life in the metropolis The principal hinderances to the general acceptation of the donkey as a help-meet to man are found in its small size and slow motion. Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization Besides having parties,—one essential of a covenant in its proper acceptation, this relation with God has conditions. The Ordinance of Covenanting This decree of the Senate was submitted to the acceptation of the French people. Hortense Makers of History Series That is the common law in its legal acceptation. A Report of the Debates and Proceedings in the Secret Sessions of the Conference Convention For Proposing Amendments to the Constitution of the United States, Held at Washington, D.C., in February, A.D. 1861 It is the inner works of the universe which science reverently uncovers; it is the study of these that she recommends as a discipline worthy of all acceptation. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Strong in the highest and best acceptation and meaning of that word, for he was a giant in intellect and in character. Princess Zara And in the latter acceptation it is used in that of the following:—"The prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up." The Ordinance of Covenanting All of these were, in the strictest acceptation of the term, freemen. Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II He is true and faithful, and “worthy of all acceptation,” then bring thy judgment to find the light of truth, and thy affections to embrace the life of goodness that is in him. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Clavius, a well-known writer on chronology, undoubtedly saw then the Corona in the modern acceptation of the word but thought it merely the uncovered rim of the Sun. The Story of Eclipses But his poetry never regained the wide acceptation which it once enjoyed, largely because taste in verse has changed, and we have come to lay more stress upon beauty than upon ethical teaching. American Men of Mind The witness testifies not unfrequently by the oath; and a testimony in its most general acceptation must be considered as accompanied by the use of it. The Ordinance of Covenanting And in this sense and acceptation of the words, the natural frame and contexture doth well and pregnantly administer unto us. Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together with Death's Duel And thus, what in the desire and endeavour of love on our part, and what in the acceptation of what is done on his part, “love is the fulfilling of the law.” The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning As it is applied solely for teratological purposes, the ordinary acceptation of the term, as nearly synonymous with "development," is not interfered with. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants If by killed was meant knocked down and stunned, which is the Irish acceptation of the word—there is a great deal about Ireland in the book—they were right enough. Lavengro The Scholar, the Gypsy, the Priest This Journal will embrace Theology in its widest acceptation, and several articles of each Number will be devoted to Biblical Criticism. Notes and Queries, Number 74, March 29, 1851 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. And this is Saint Augustine's acceptation of the words, and those many and great persons that have adhered to him. Devotions Upon Emergent Occasions Together with Death's Duel And this I may say in general, even to the saints; any known sin given way to, and entertained without controlment, without wrestling against it, hindereth the acceptation of your solemn approaches. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The most common conditions rendering a flower double, in the popular acceptation of the term, are substitutions of petals or petal-like bodies for stamens and pistils, one or both. Vegetable Teratology An Account of the Principal Deviations from the Usual Construction of Plants In the common acceptation of the word, he was an excellent husband; yet, in his eager pursuit of wealth, he had left her to struggle alone with many of the harassing cares of life. Rich Enough a tale of the times The more assured he is of the morrow, according to the common acceptation, the more exclusively does he concern himself with how he shall live, and provide for his children and his children's children. The Simple Life He was no scholar in the usual acceptation of the term; he knew only his mother-tongue. History of the Rise of the Huguenots Vol. 1 If a thing may be subject to diverse acceptations, it can put the best construction on it. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Whatever the origin, the common acceptation of the word is plain, signifying a little book, though where the pamphlet ends, and the book begins, is uncertain. A Book for All Readers An Aid to the Collection, Use, and Preservation of Books and the Formation of Public and Private Libraries Of the resident ladies, I can only say that to hear of a fast one—in ordinary acceptation of that term—was, indeed, rare. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death And let me admit, in the first place, that there is such a thing as luck, using the word in its common acceptation. Men in the Making Janus possessed no temples in the ordinary acceptation of the word, but all the gates of cities were dedicated to him. Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome And, on the other hand, no sin, how great and heinous soever, can hinder God's gracious acceptation, when souls fly unto Jesus and turn their back upon sin, or giveth it no heart allowance. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning For by judgment, in the ordinary and recognised acceptation of the term, I can understand nothing more than a power of comparing two or more facts or impressions together, and tracing their relations. The Philosophy of the Moral Feelings But they pray for us who still lack the ultimate perfection of Blessedness; and their prayers are efficacious by reason of their previous merits and of the Divine acceptation of their prayers. On Prayer and The Contemplative Life Ridgely was in no sense a fort, but by general acceptation. Old Rail Fence Corners The A. B. C's. of Minnesota History It will, for example, be admitted that, according to the hitherto popular acceptation of the character, Tartars were not exactly the sort of persons on whom practical jokes might be perpetrated with impunity. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 451 Volume 18, New Series, August 21, 1852 If ye believe it so to be, is it not “worthy of all acceptation?” The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning For it is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners, even the very chief. Gathering Jewels The Secret of a Beautiful Life: In Memoriam of Mr. & Mrs. James Knowles. Selected from Their Diaries. He had nothing to invent in the common acceptation of the word. Wood-Carving Design and Workmanship I wish them to rise, but I have no desire to transform them into gentlemen or ladies, according to the common acceptation of these terms. Harvard Classics Volume 28 Essays English and American He considers treaties as mere court promises; and these, in the vulgar acceptation of a pie-crust, whenever they cover any advantage, it is but breaking them, and down with friendship and honour in a bite. A Lecture On Heads As Delivered By Mr. Charles Lee Lewes, To Which Is Added, An Essay On Satire, With Forty-Seven Heads By Nesbit, From Designs By Thurston, 1812 Certainly no; and yet you have no other ground to plead the acceptation of your persons upon, but only this, your prayers and tears, or some such duty performed by you. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning "You are doubtless aware," said the colonel, "that you are not, in the severest acceptation of the term, a business man?" The House An Episode in the Lives of Reuben Baker, Astronomer, and of His Wife, Alice Sufficient for our purpose is it to show the universal acceptation of these legends. The Story of Atlantis and the Lost Lemuria His acceptance of her standards would be infinitely good; infinitely better would be the knowledge that she herself had converted him to their acceptation. The Brentons It must not be supposed that these warriors were kings in the ordinary acceptation of that term. Erling the Bold If prayer carry not the seal of the heart and soul in it, God cannot own it, or send it back with his seal of acceptation. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning But he was not content to revive the exact classical meaning in place of the vague or weak English acceptation; he often kept both senses, and loaded the word with two meanings at once. Milton A playmate, a close friend, a confidante, a useful sort of person, if you will, but certainly not an aunt, in the general acceptation of that term. April's Lady A Novel I cannot say that I loved her in the usual acceptation of the term,—adoration would better express what I felt. The Privateersman “Here, give Tomkins that, Jacob; it will please him better than any formal acceptation.” Jacob Faithful And there is here also the chiefest good to satiate the heart: It is “worthy of all acceptation.” The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning We assume, therefore, according to the terms of the narrative in their literal acceptation, that this is a man “having an hundred sheep,”—that the sheep are his own. The Parables of Our Lord "No—no," with a delightful acceptation of her rebuke. April's Lady A Novel Her eyes had no beauty, in the common acceptation of the term. Christie Redfern's Troubles Now this phrase, 'all acceptation,' may mean either of two things: it may either mean worthy of being welcomed by all men, or by the whole of each man. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. But, alas! you may find it but a painted and seeming religion, that is an abomination in the sight of God; because it is to them, all the ground of their acceptation before God. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Its literal, classical meaning was, to pass under the yoke, but in the popular acceptation it meant that "all the people of the United States should submit to the Constitution and laws." Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 There should be nothing else in objects but that which we perceive, and that of which we have consciousness should be, in the fullest possible acceptation of the words, the measure of what is. The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps His idea of ship-shape did not in every particular correspond with the ordinary acceptation of the term. The Master of the Shell If it is 'worthy of all acceptation,' it is worthy of your acceptation. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. Christ had lost all that was given him, if the moment and weight of our salvation had been hung upon our acceptation. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning One may be a great orator, according to the usual acceptation of the term "great," and yet be only a declaimer and a rhetorician. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson Library Edition - Vol. 6 (of 20) It is of course understood, that in these definitions I am going against the ordinary acceptation of the terms; I am taking the liberty of proposing new meanings. The Mind and the Brain Being the Authorised Translation of L'Âme et le Corps "I mean not a rival in the vulgar acceptation of the term," she replied, a shade of haughtiness mixing with her tone—"but one in your heart—your mind—this I could not bear." The International Monthly Magazine, Volume 5, No. 1, January, 1852 It has been weakened down into penitence, which in the ordinary acceptation, means simply the emotion that I have already been speaking about, viz., a regretful sense of my own evil. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. A sinner must first satisfy the curse, for the fault done, before ever he can be in a capacity to perform new obedience on the terms of acceptation of it with God. The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning The wide acceptation of the term brown has occasioned much confusion in the naming of colours, since broken colours in which red, &c. predominate, have been improperly called brown. Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists How comparatively poor an epithet this ‘tinsel-slippered’ sounds for those who know of ‘tinsel’ only in its modern acceptation of mean and tawdry finery, affecting a splendour which it does not really possess. English Past and Present The novel, in the modern acceptation of the term, presupposes a prosaically ordered reality. An Estimate of the Value and Influence of Works of Fiction in Modern Times In this acceptation, society is the senior partner in all business. Socialism As It Is A Survey of The World-Wide Revolutionary Movement Their religion was Idolatry, in its grossest and widest acceptation. Roman Antiquities, and Ancient Mythology For Classical Schools (2nd ed) In short, he is a gentleman, in the best acceptation of the word,—unavoidably, by force of circumstance. An Inquiry Into The Nature Of Peace And The Terms Of Its Perpetuation Only the prelates of the Eastern empire assisted, so that we find no mention of legates of pope Damasus, and it was general, not in the celebration, but by the acceptation of the universal church. The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Principal Saints January, February, March We tell the plainest, the most familiar, truths to our church-members, continually; and the common repetition of those truths is, rather, a proof of their general acceptation than otherwise. Bertha and Her Baptism But one thing is clear: there is no room in the system of Spinoza for the distinct personality of man, in the ordinary acceptation of that expression. Modern Atheism under its forms of Pantheism, Materialism, Secularism, Development, and Natural Laws The question to be determined, is, whether it is Mr. de Saint Cricq, or the Bordalese, who give to the word labor its proper acceptation. Sophisms of the Protectionists The disproportions of the Calvinistic system, exaggerated in the popular acceptation, as in the favorite "Day of Doom" of Michael Wigglesworth, forced the effort after practical readjustments. A History of American Christianity They printed good works in more acceptations of the phrase than one. The International Monthly Magazine - Volume V - No II He had married imprudently, in the world's acceptation of that term; that is, he had made a portionless but lovely girl his wife, and in doing so had incurred his father's lasting displeasure. Evenings at Donaldson Manor Or, The Christmas Guest For some admit the proposition, but not in the proper acceptation of the terms. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition As for the German women, they are not naturally passionate in the ordinary emotional and imaginative acceptation of this word. Villa Elsa A Story of German Family Life A picture of the age must be, in the highest acceptation of the word, a poem. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag How could it possibly in its common acceptation be applicable to these places? A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) The root 'ni,' with the preposition 'pari,' has that sense, but with 'pra' its usual acceptation is 'to love, to bear affection.' Nala and Damayanti and Other Poems But he is not speaking of bread taken in the first acceptation. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition In the Osage nation there are three primary divisions, which are tribes in the original acceptation of that term. Siouan Sociology He is not by any means a brilliant preacher, in the ordinary acceptation of the term. Western Worthies A Gallery of Biographical and Critical Sketches of West of Scotland Celebrities This is manifest from the testimony of the more early Greek poets, and particularly from Homer, who uses it in this acceptation. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Wolff cannot be termed a Rationalist in the common acceptation of the term, though his doctrines contributed to the growth of neological thinking. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology The emotions in this stage are made at command, in the true acceptation of the word, for they are produced, not by orders verbally expressed, but by expressive movements. Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use "Not a governess, according to the common acceptation of the term," the gentleman returned, in a sad tone. His Heart's Queen On the contrary, my dear Professor," said Oscarovitch, without the slightest attempt to conceal the pleasure that the acceptation gave him, "it is yourself and Miss Marmion who have made me your debtor. The Mummy and Miss Nitocris A Phantasy of the Fourth Dimension These accounts I have collated, and brought in succession to one another; that we may at a view see the absurdity of the history, if taken in the common acceptation. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) It is the highest point of the development of human nature itself, and, in this sense, it is natural and human in the highest acceptation of those terms. History of Rationalism Embracing a Survey of the Present State of Protestant Theology He asked no thanks, no recognition nigh, No tender acceptation of his grace, No pitying tear from one responsive eye, No answering human face. Making the Most of Life In these and in all other instances of this term occurring in Homer, it is observable, that it is always in the same acceptation, and uniformly precedes the same word, αριστος. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. The Lord teach us to bring fear, that so we may find acceptation. The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation This term in the common acceptation is not applicable to the Harpies, either as birds, for so they are represented; or as winged animals. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) At the same time, the undeniable fact deserves particular remembrance that he says, and apparently knows, nothing whatever of a hell, in the present acceptation of that term, a prison house of fiery tortures. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life Whether this be considered a religious ceremony or not, it is probably intended to denote purifying or cleansing, and not baptism in the modern acceptation of the term. Day Symbols of the Maya Year Sixteenth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1894-1895, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1897, pages 199-266. According to the acceptation, in which I understand the term, we may account for so many places in the east being styled Petra. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. And thus much be spoken concerning the first branch of this third query, how to acceptation? The Covenants And The Covenanters Covenants, Sermons, and Documents of the Covenanted Reformation It were therefore to be wished, that the terms Phœnix and Phœnicia had never been used in the common acceptation; at least when the discourse turns upon the more antient history of Canaan. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Many of the supernatural events in S. Catherine's life were founded on a too literal acceptation of biblical metaphors. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series And the silence, to Althea, was full of a new and formless fear, and to Franklin of an acceptation sad beyond all the sadnesses of his life. Franklin Kane In the short hymns ascribed to Homer this term is industriously retained; and the persons who composed them have endeavoured to make sense of it, by adopting it according to the common acceptation. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. Coming as it does divinely commissioned and bearing to man a divine message, it has a claim upon the attention and the acceptation of mankind. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro But this is not true according to their acceptation of the term. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Accordingly the word "temperance" has a twofold acceptation. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province She was unworthy, and she knew it; but that acceptation was only part of the horror of defeat. Franklin Kane The word pater, in the common acceptation, might be applicable to Saturn; for he was supposed to have been the father of all the Gods, and was therefore so entitled by the antient poet Sulpitius. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. The schools are, however, only one of the agencies of education in the broadest acceptation of that term. Twentieth Century Negro Literature Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro The Grecians took it in the latter acceptation; and instead of saying that the Cadmians acted in obedience to an oracle, they gave out, that Cadmus followed a cow. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Therefore beneficence in its general acceptation is an act of friendship or charity. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Some of them spent more time in laboring to prove that Christianity taught doctrines which it did not teach, than in proving that the doctrines which it did teach were 'worthy of all acceptation.' Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story The temple was undoubtedly a cavern: but the name is to be understood in its original acceptation, as Co�l, the house of God; to which the natives paid their adoration. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume I. From it are excluded all those investigations of an individual or national character which comprise History in the ordinary acceptation of the word. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy This the Grecians have represented, as if Cadmus had been conducted by a cow: the term Alphi, and Alpha, being liable to be taken in either of these acceptations. A New System; or, an Analysis of Antient Mythology. Volume II. (of VI.) Accordingly justice in its proper acceptation can be directed to another in both these senses. Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Other writers would say no more on those subjects than the Scriptures said, and would put what the Scriptures said in such a light as to render it "worthy of all acceptation." Modern Skepticism: A Journey Through the Land of Doubt and Back Again A Life Story Herbert Spencer, for instance, in his "Psychology," uses the term intuition in what he deems to be its "common acceptation"�"as meaning any cognition reached by an undecomposable mental act." Nature Mysticism Now the religious, and Catholic laity as well, never think of acknowledging, in the full acceptation of the word, any other spiritual superior than the Pope, and there can be nothing in this deserving repression. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals But, sir, my duty is not to deliver a dissertation on music, my duty is to thank you for the offering and the acceptation of this toast, which I do most sincerely. Modern Eloquence: Vol III, After-Dinner Speeches P-Z In raising troops, and in other acts of rebellion, in the common acceptation of the word.—Q. The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke, Vol. 12 (of 12) They were both successful men, in the ordinary acceptation of the word success. Types of Naval Officers Drawn from the History of the British Navy Not that he regarded him as unaccountable—a fool in the ordinary acceptation of the word, is always a responsible being, and not synonymous with an idiot. History of English Humour, Vol. 1 With an Introduction upon Ancient Humour Do they signify a swearing, by God, either in their natural sense or in their general acceptation? Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals Page 35 About that time it may be said that the last goldsmith of the old school was Claude Ballin, while the first jeweller, in the modern acceptation of the word, was Pierre de Montarsy. Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance Our taste will be formed, our conscience purified, our mind enlarged; we shall more and more become men, in the high and full acceptation of the term. The Heavenly Father Lectures on Modern Atheism The triumph of the tiers état was of little consequence, so long as the people, that is to say, all human kind in its widest acceptation, did not prevail. History of the Girondists, Volume I Personal Memoirs of the Patriots of the French Revolution The 32 term image in its most general acceptation includes every thought, howsoever presented, which issues in speech. On the Sublime The conjoint acceptation of this false appreciation by the mind and heart is the first complete stage of pride—an overwrought esteem of self. Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals And here we have passion in its most proper acceptation. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition My noble child, if the golden rule you seek to practise were in universal acceptation and actualization, injustice, fraud, and crime would overturn the bulwarks of morality and decency. Infelice For the act of understanding implies the simple acceptation of something; whence we say that we understand first principles, which are known of themselves without any comparison. Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition Maria had long learned that when Evelyn told her she was in love, as she frequently did, it did not in the least mean that she was, in the ordinary acceptation of the term. By the Light of the Soul A Novel A husband, in common acceptation, signifies a jealous brute, a surly tyrant; or, at best, a weak fool, who may be made to believe any thing. Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M—y W—y M—e Written during Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa to Persons of Distinction, Men of Letters, &c. in Different Parts of Europe My first letter of to-day replies to what you say about the acceptation of trials and the destruction of idols. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 This term is applied by the Zuñis to all villages save their own and those of ourselves, which latter they regard as Pueblos, in their acceptation of the above native word. A Study of Pueblo Pottery as Illustrative of Zuñi Culture Growth. Fourth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1882-83, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1886, pages 467-522 Listen to His word: 'This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.' Rosa's Quest The Way to the Beautiful Land I have since nearly completed the work, and hope to be able to submit it to Government before the end of this month in a form worthy of its acceptation. A Journey through the Kingdom of Oude, Volumes I & II A man may deny point blank the existence of his soul—using the word in its ordinary acceptation—he cannot say, "I have not got a body." The Discipline of War Nine Addresses on the Lessons of the War in Connection with Lent The torture can certainly be very great, especially the apprehension, but questions coming from the distance can be silenced by acceptation of what is close. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 But I should insist on the distinction between "religion," in the ordinary acceptation of the word, and "the religious spirit" being stated beyond all possibility of cavil. Art This is not, in the correct acceptation, true, for it is only questions of ultimate origin, and of Efficient as distinguished from what are called Physical causes, that he rejects. Auguste Comte and Positivism This reduces it to a question of definition, in which every one is free to use his own: to wit, What constitutes identity, or difference in two things, in the common acceptation of sameness? Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 I dare assert, that in the common acceptation, this is pure flattery. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men Not at all, in the common acceptation of the word. The Girl of the Golden West Thirdly, he is not only a deity, but he actually becomes God in the European and also in the pantheistic acceptation of the word, and is the centre of a philosophic theology. Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 Of course we do not here use the words scientific and religious in their ordinary limited acceptations; but in their widest and highest acceptations. Essays on Education and Kindred Subjects Everyman's Library Robert Wood had a ponderous bass voice, which if not highly cultivated was highly effective, and he sang "Simon the Cellarer" to great acceptation. Quincy Adams Sawyer and Mason's Corner Folks A Picture of New England Home Life Every man for humanity, as George has it, and in his acceptation of the principle, would send us all to the almshouse pretty soon. Stories of Mystery The effort of the French school in Art, as also its main tendency in literature, seems to be to turn the mind inside out, in the coarsest acceptation of such a phrase. At Home And Abroad Or, Things And Thoughts In America and Europe In popular acceptation, the working class means the men that work with their hands, for wages, so many hours a day, employed by great capitalists; that work for everybody else. The Art of Public Speaking The three years immediately ensuing, may be said, in the ordinary acceptation of the term, to have been the most active period of her life. Memoirs of the Author of a Vindication of the Rights of Woman The question is to ascertain which of the two—the protectionists or the raw-materialists of Bordeaux—give its just acceptation to the word "labor." What Is Free Trade? An Adaptation of Frederic Bastiat's "Sophismes Éconimiques" Designed for the American Reader With a due circumspection of the use of their synonymy, taking care that the import and acceptation of each phrase and word should not appear frequently synonymous. The Hedge School; The Midnight Mass; The Donagh Traits And Stories Of The Irish Peasantry, The Works of William Carleton, Volume Three "Riches" is most unquestionably in its original acceptation in our language a noun singular, being identically the French "richesse," in which manner it is spelt in our early writers. Notes and Queries, Number 32, June 8, 1850 I use it in its scientific acceptation, and as expressing the opposite idea to property. Essays on Political Economy Novelty, in its rigid acceptation, will not be found in any judicious production. Literary Character of Men of Genius Drawn from Their Own Feelings and Confessions Most of the poetry of the century that has just closed has been romantic in the wider or looser acceptation of the term. A History of English Romanticism in the Nineteenth Century Three minutes after the presentation and acceptation of the photograph Aunt Mary's glance became suddenly vague, and then especially piercing. The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary Before we commence this Section on Diseased Voluntary Motions, it may be necessary to premise, that the word volition is not used in this work exactly in its common acceptation. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life It had struck him, even before it struck Lionel, that, if turned out of Verner's Pride, Lionel would want a home; want it in the broadest acceptation of the word. Verner's Pride She is one accepting and completing that thing creating acceptation. Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories Fancy, in the ordinary acceptation of the word, has really no wings; it is like a balloon that just floats wherever any passing current of air may drive it. The Law and the Word He did not stoop to dishonour or treacherous betrayal of confidence, for with all his faults he was, in the technical acceptation of that misused term, a gentleman. The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3) I shall, afterwards, have to speak of education in the now common acceptation of the word, which makes it mean, book-learning. Advice to Young Men And (Incidentally) to Young Women in the Middle and Higher Ranks of Life. In a Series of Letters, Addressed to a Youth, a Bachelor, a Lover, a Husband, a Father, a Citizen, or a Subject. For this reason, probably, Master Cheese returned to the surgery, prepared to "make a night of it"—not altogether in the general acceptation of that term, but at his chemical experiments. Verner's Pride It was not the only objection that which they said talking, they said that that effort was the one that was not all of that acceptation. Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories Hence the common acceptation of the word romantic in such phrases as "a romantic notion," "a romantic elopement," "an act of romantic generosity." A History of English Romanticism in the Eighteenth Century He filled her thoughts, and believing him to be honourable, in the everyday acceptation of the word, she knew she was safe and need not fear him. The Spinners This family consists of a son and daughter, who have been highly educated according to the general acceptation of the term. Gladys, the Reaper Bad, in the common acceptation of the word, you may not be, but your womanhood is certainly soiled, and you are not a fit associate for a young, susceptible man, or for an innocent girl. Bessie's Fortune A Novel Again—a man, by comparing passages of scripture with other passages, and by considering the use and acceptation of words in these, may arrive at a knowledge of their literal meaning. A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 2 In its usual acceptation the term Confucianist means ‘a gentleman and a scholar’; he may worship only once a year, yet he belongs to the Church. Myths and Legends of China Centuries of experience have not yet secured general acceptation for this simple principle. The Framework of Home Rule There is no true tragedy in Euripides, He is a melodramatist, but not according to the modern acceptation. The Tragedies of Euripides, Volume I. Take red, for instance: we have seen that in the general acceptation it is to be interpreted as meaning charity, endurance, and love. The Cathedral I start from the position that no doctrine can receive a general acceptation among men which does not depend on a truth of nature. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 I was induced to employ it, because in its common acceptation it enabled me to state the theory plainly and with facility. Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 According to this acceptation, the “Wrong Man” would be a highly ingenious farce; if that may be called a farce from which the remotest semblance of facetiæ is scrupulously excluded. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 13, 1841 The first thing will be a good education in the ordinary acceptation of the term—and that you can take as easily as one who has use of all her limbs. Elsie's children No, if we look for colour as Angelico received it from his monastic forefathers, the illuminators of Missals, or as he applied it in its strictest and most usual acceptation. The Cathedral Tell Lady B. with my compliments, that I am rummaging my papers for a MS. worthy of her acceptation. Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 With His Letters and Journals But according to another acceptation of the term, only such heathen customs as refer to the worship of false gods, are superstitions. An Illustrated History of Ireland from AD 400 to 1800 Such then, as I see it, is the whole pith, mystery, outer form, common acceptation, purpose, usage usual, meaning and inner meaning, beauty intrinsic and extrinsic, and right character of Christmas Feast. A Christmas Garland In this note, plains is employed in the ordinary acceptation of the word. The Foundations of Japan Notes Made During Journeys Of 6,000 Miles In The Rural Districts As A Basis For A Sounder Knowledge Of The Japanese People A species, in the usual acceptation of the term, is an animal which, in a state of nature, is distinguished by certain peculiarities of form, size, colour, or other circumstances, from another animal. Darwinism (1889) "Truth is mighty and will prevail," is a wise saying and worthy of acceptation. William Lloyd Garrison The Abolitionist He is, in the true acceptation of the term, a realist. Twenty-six and One and Other Stories Madame de Pompadour offered in her person the model of a woman, at the same time beautiful in the strict acceptation of the word, and simply pretty. International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850 Many worthy parents have been ruined by the sons whom they had sent thither to be made scholars of; but who have learnt only to be "gentlemen" in the popular acceptation of the word. Thrift This process may be carried on ad infinitum; but none of the objects of the pupil's study can be ever sung, in the real acceptation of the term, on this method of instruction. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 54, No. 333, July 1843 I once made the same mistake as they do, so my testimony on the subject is the more worthy of acceptation. The Roman Question In fact, if I stated that there were no good servants—in the ordinary acceptation of the word—here at all, I should not be guilty of exaggeration. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 102, June, 1876 Dr. Johannès has revised these beliefs, adopted and rejected great numbers of them, finally he has, on his own authority, admitted new acceptations. Là-bas From what has been said above, it may be gathered that our existing species of animals and plants are, for the most part, quite of modern origin, using the term "modern" in its geological acceptation. The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science It is probable that the archaism of language alone will always prevent a poet like Dunbar from being popular in the ordinary acceptation of the word. Reviews Politeness, in its true acceptation, is but another word for kindness. Golden Steps to Respectability, Usefulness and Happiness She was not "religious" in the common acceptation of the word. The Dangerous Age Fritz shook his head, which, in the ordinary acceptation of the sign, means, I really do not know. Willis the Pilot "This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners." New Tabernacle Sermons Rather we should endeavour to reconcile with that general spirit and pervading tendency of a writer's sentiments any casual expressions which may admit of two acceptations. Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary But who, in the present acceptation of the word, would dare to call "the great apostle of the Gentiles" a rascal? English Grammar in Familiar Lectures No person in England had a more intense sensibility to genius, in its loftier acceptation, than Lady Byron; and none more completely sympathised with what was pure and exalted in her husband’s writings. Lady Byron Vindicated A history of the Byron controversy from its beginning in 1816 to the present time Mrs. Lincoln says that he had no religious faith, in the usual acceptation of the word, but that religion was a sort of poetry in his nature. The Every-day Life of Abraham Lincoln A Narrative And Descriptive Biography With Pen-Pictures And Personal Recollections By Those Who Knew Him Now, this word translated church, never signifies one particular person, but many congregated, gathered, or called together; and it hath several acceptations or uses in the New Testament: 1. The Divine Right of Church Government by Sundry Ministers Of Christ Within The City Of London But in determining the true meaning of an obscure passage, grammatically susceptible of different acceptations, the author himself is often his own best interpreter. Primitive Christian Worship Or, The Evidence of Holy Scripture and the Church, Against the Invocation of Saints and Angels, and the Blessed Virgin Mary These verbs in their common acceptation, do not express action; for which reason we say, I am happy; They are peaceful; &c. English Grammar in Familiar Lectures In its common acceptation, it denotes, in fact, an absence of all mental action. Psychology and Achievement Being the First of a Series of Twelve Volumes on the Applications of Psychology to the Problems of Personal and Business Efficiency Fortunately, the healthy mind offers a natural resistance to its complete acceptation, yet it usually, in some degree, persists and exerts a mischievous influence. Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 6 Sex in Relation to Society In the more general and popular acceptation of the word, however, anecdotes are short accounts of detached interesting particulars. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Part 1, Slice 1 The first is the exercise of virtue, in the most general acceptation of the word. The Young Gentleman and Lady's Monitor, and English Teacher's Assistant It was equally true that he was not stage-struck—not, at any rate, in the usual acceptation of that expression. Youth and the Bright Medusa He then directed her to the "faithful saying, which is worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners." Dr. Scudder's Tales for Little Readers, About the Heathen. Bismarck was not an orator in the ordinary acceptation of the word. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 5 So far for the poet's acceptation of its meaning. Notes and Queries, Number 04, November 24, 1849 A botanist, in short, might have considered vegetation as begun, but in the popular acceptation of the word it certainly had not. Three Voyages for the Discovery of a Northwest Passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and Narrative of an Attempt to Reach the North Pole, Volume 1 Whitfield.—Certainly not the founder of the Methodists, in the ordinary or recognised acceptation of the term. Notes and Queries, Number 49, October 5, 1850 And apart from education in the ordinary acceptation of the word, the expansion of her mind had been rapid and great. Aylwin There is, however, no little want of reason in the ordinary acceptation of the term, 'loving forgiveness.' Some Private Views And, not exactly in the nature of punishment or rewards, in the general acceptation of the term, but as the invariable operation of the Law of Cause and Effect. A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Jesus Christ came into the World to save sinners. A Little Catechism With little verses and little sayings for little children As a family they are like the ancient Scots, clannish—not in a vulgar acceptation of the term, but for the reason that they are kindred souls. Strange Visitors |
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