单词 | assertory |
释义 | assertoryadj. 1. a. Of the nature of, or characterized by, assertion; assertive, affirmative. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [adjective] > asseverative, assertive, affirmative, or positive assertive1562 affirmatory1651 various1651 thetic1678 assertory1702 asseveratorya1734 asseverative1837 assertative1846 predicative1846 1702 in Rous's Academia Cœlestis v. 69 Having a Commission that is Promulgatory, and Assertory of what is Past. a1734 R. North Examen (1740) i. iii. ⁋93. 188 The greatest Part of these assertory Transactions. 1818 S. T. Coleridge Friend (new ed.) III. vii. 194 The mode..in Lord Bacon is dogmatic, i.e. assertory. b. esp. in assertory oath: one taken in support of a present statement, as distinguished from a promissory oath, which guarantees a future action. ΘΚΠ the mind > language > statement > assertion or affirmation > [noun] > solemn > other types voluntary1593 assertory oath1617 bribery oath1734 Hippocratic oath1747 ironclad oath1864 tennis court oath1893 loyalty oath1952 1617 S. Collins Epphata to F. T. ii. x. 502 How many oaths are taken in Courts daily, both assertory and promissory. 1650 E. Marbury Comm. Habakkuk (new ed.) ii. 114 An oath is..Assertorie, when we do call God to witnesse against our souls, if we affirm not the truth. 1823 ‘G. Smith’ Not Paul, but Jesus 258 By an oath every one understands at first mention an assertory, not a promissory declaration; by a vow, a promissory, not an assertory one. 2. in Logic. = assertorial adj. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > logic > logical proposition > [adjective] > affirmative affirmative1532 affirmant1574 assertorya1856 assertorial1863 assertorical1870 assertoric1889 predicational1894 a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1859) II. xxiii. 70 The cognition, therefore, is assertory, inasmuch as the reality of that, its object, is given unconditionally as a fact. a1856 W. Hamilton Lect. Metaphysics (1860) III. xiv. 260 A proposition is called Assertory, when it enounces what is known as actual. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1885; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < adj.1617 |
随便看 |
|
英语词典包含1132095条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。