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fruitive, a.|ˈfruːɪtɪv| [ad. med.L. fruitīvus, in unio fruitiva (Thomas à Kempis); f. L. fru-ī (see fruition).] Consisting of, arising from, or producing fruition or enjoyment; having the faculty or function of enjoying.
1635Rous Myst. Marr. (1653) 263 A spiritual conjunction & the excesses of a fruitive union. 1648Boyle Seraph. Love xxvi. (1700) 154 To whet our Longings for Fruitive (or experimental) knowledge. 1668Howe Bless. Righteous (1825) 77 This vision is fruitive, unites the Soul with the blessed object. a1866J. Grote Treat. Mor. Ideals (1876) 293 Utilitarianism..looks upon man as fruitive, or enjoying, in the first instance, and active only in the second instance. |