† dioristicaladj.
Obsolete.
= dioristic adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [adjective]
dioristical1668
dioristic1675
definitional1869
definitorya1914
1668 H. More Divine Dialogues (1713) v. xl. 521 The Lake of Fire and Brimstone not symbolical or dioristical, but visible or natural.
Derivatives
dioˈristically adv. by distinctive application: see diorism n.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > intelligibility > meaning > explanation, exposition > an explanation, definition > [adverb]
dioristically1664
definably1805
definitionally1940
1664 H. More Expos. 7 Epist. 72 Ye are not..free from the Lusts of the flesh (which Vice is here noted by Nicolaitism dioristically, as Idolatry in general before by eating things sacrificed to Idols).
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