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diorism rare.|ˈdaɪərɪz(ə)m|
[ad. Gr. διορισµ-ός, distinction, logical division, f. διορίζ-ειν to draw a boundary through, divide, distinguish.]
The act of defining; distinction, definition: by H. More used app. as = distinctive sense or application.
1664H. More Exp. 7 Churches 71 To eat things sacrified to Idols is one mode of Idolatry; but, by a Propheticall Diorism, it signifies Idolatry in general. 1860― Apocal. Apoc. 92 If they were not just four..yet by a Prophetick Diorisme they might be called four. 1685― Illustration 335 In a Mystical sense, by a Diorism, The Musick may be that at their Idolatrous worship. |