acceptation

Example Sentences

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But a Genius in common Acceptation amongst us, doth not barely answer to this Sense.

From 'Of Genius', in The Occasional Paper, and Preface to The Creation by Pahl, Gretchen Graf

When Fuller called on Cecil for help, the "churchy" evangelical told him he had a poor opinion of all Baptists except one, the man who wrote The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation.

From Life of William Carey by Smith, George

The same year, 1784, in which the Baptist concert for prayer was begun, saw the publication of Fuller's Gospel Worthy of all Acceptation.

From Life of William Carey by Smith, George

Acceptance, Acceptation These words cannot be used interchangeably.

From Slips of Speech : a Helpful Book for Everyone Who Aspires to Correct the Everyday Errors of Speaking by Bechtel, John Hendricks

The first is the Exercise of Virtue, in the most general Acceptation of the Word.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph