| 单词 | conservant cause |
| 释义 | > as lemmasconservant cause That conserves; conserving, preserving; esp. in conservant cause. Frequently with of. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > types of cause efficient cause1393 conjunct causec1400 final causec1400 meritorious cause1526 matter1570 deficient cause1581 effectrix1583 formal cause1586 material cause1586 final cause1587 conservant cause1588 efficient1593 effective1610 defective cause1624 proximate cause1641 the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > preservation from injury or destruction > [adjective] > preserving in being or maintaining > specific institutions or conditions conserving1584 conservant1588 conservating1663 1588 A. Fraunce Lawiers Logike i. iii. f. 18v The procreant and conservant cause. 1615 E. Hoby Curry-combe iv. 202 Amongst Efficients, some permanent, some transient..some conseruant. a1641 R. Montagu Acts & Monuments (1642) 117 The King..originant to them, conservant of them. 1679 T. Puller Moderation Church of Eng. xvii. 493 The Papacy..was either the Procreant or Conservant Cause, or both Procreant and Conservant of all the Ecclesiastical Controversies in the Christian World. 1706 R. Brocklesby Explic. Gospel-theism 139 Both our Eye-sight and the Law of Nature teacheth us, that God is..a Cause efficient and conservant of the Universe. 1847 H. E. Napier Florentine Hist. III. ii. 306 The vague declaration of its [sc. the hostile union's] being solely defensive and conservant of Italian tranquillity. 1936 T. Dreier Power of Print 90 The Company has always endeavored to be—Considerate in human relations..Ethical in practices..Conservant of resources. 1981 B. J. Luckens (M.S. thesis, Univ. of Tennessee) (title) Energy, land use planning, and the development of energy conservant communities. < as lemmas |
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