acceptation

Example Sentences

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In the general acceptation of the term, that implies a criminal accusation by the government.

From Time Magazine Archive

This was not by cunning or intrigue, in the low acceptation of the term, but by far-seeing reason and discernment.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.

Yes, actually a drawing-room, in the most elegant acceptation of the word.

From Franz Liszt by Huneker, James

Some things… are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

In its acceptance innumerable forces are combined, innumerable different motives determine its acceptation by different persons.

From A Review of the Systems of Ethics Founded on the Theory of Evolution by Williams, C. M.