advertence

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Superficial attention is that advertence of soul which applies itself to the correct recitation of the words, avoiding errors of pronunciation, mutilation, transposition, etc., etc.

From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.

The guilt incurred by those who thus curse and damn, leaving aside the scandal which is thereby nearly always given, is naturally measured by the degree of advertence possessed by such persons.

From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by Stapleton, John H. (John Henry)

What attracts the sensitive appetite, commonly allures also the affective will, though on advertence the elective will may reject it.

From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.

Lack of advertence always lessens pain and may even nullify it until it becomes exceedingly severe.

From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

If the actual advertence to the act is imperfect, the voluntariety is diminished; if advertence is totally absent, all voluntariety is taken away.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome