privative
Example Sentences
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But Dr Bhar, a cosmetic surgeon who runs a privative clinic in Harley Street London, disagrees with the ban.
From BBC ● Jan. 25, 2022
But the absence of good, taken in a privative sense, is an evil; as, for instance, the privation of sight is called blindness.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Saint Thomas Aquinas
The whole power of cunning is privative; to say nothing, and to do nothing, is the utmost of its reach.
From The Works of Samuel Johnson, Volume 04 The Adventurer; The Idler by Samuel Johnson
All the power they can have is cumulative, not privative; for the worse condition of a ruler ought not to be by procuring.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Alexander Shields
The privative can help us nowhere and to nothing; the positive only can assist our reasoning.
From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Daniel Garrison Brinton
