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aˈffectual, a.
[a. OFr. affectuel, f. L. affectus: see affect n. and -al1. Cf. effectual, affectuous, affective, affectionate.]
†1. Earnest, ardent, eager, hearty. Obs.
1483Caxton Gold. Leg. 389/2 God hath beholden your affectuel deuocyon fro heuen. 1552Huloet Abcedarium, Affectuall desyres, Ambiciosæ preces. 1581B. Rich Farewell to Milit. Prof. (1846) 169 With affectuall and manifest argumentes to perswade her.
2. Of or pertaining to the affections or emotions. Now revived in Sociol. and Psychol. (see affect n. 1 e).
1604T. Wright Passions of Mind v. §3. 175 Reasonable persuasions resemble words, affectuall passions are compared to deeds. 1946Gerth & Mills tr. M. Weber in From Max Weber (1947) iii. 56 ‘Affectual’ action, which flows purely from sentiment, is a less rational type of conduct. 1965E. E. Evans-Pritchard Theories Primitive Relig. v. 117 Conservative and relatively changeless societies in which affective, or affectual, sentiments predominate. 1976Interdisciplinary Sci. Rev. I. 179/2 These range from the purely purposive use..to the not-so-purposive fostering of affectual relationships between members of a sodality or other defined groups. 1982Contemp. Psychoanal. Oct. 571 The shared elements [of paranoia and depression] are: a genesis of childhood affectual deprivation, manipulativeness, allergy to coercion,..and anger. 1983Ethos Spring/Summer 76 In the absence of an affectual tie to her husband,..the young wife cultivates unusually strong reciprocal links with her children.
†3. = affective 3. Obs.
a1655T. Adams Wks. 1862 I. 205 (D.) Lust not only affectual, but actual is dispensed with. |