单词 | pervasion |
释义 | pervasionn. The action of pervading; the condition of being pervaded; penetration, permeation, diffusion. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > spreading or diffusion > [noun] > pervading pervasion1661 pervadence1838 1661 R. Boyle Hist. Fluidity xvii Both those kinds or manners of fluidity..will appear to be caused by the pervasion of a foreign body. 1757 J. H. Grose Voy. E.-Indies 362 Nor will the channel of pervasion of the continent appear doubtful or obscure to those who consider the connections of Egypt with Greece. 1802 W. Paley Nat. Theol. vii. 90 Roots and stalks..hard and tough as they are, yield to its powerful pervasion. 1881 J. Cleland Evol., Expression & Sensation i. 4 The general, if not altogether universal pervasion of sexual distinction. 1936 J. Macmurray Creative Society iv. 44 What religion has called spiritual death, or eternal death, is..the pervasion of the mind by the death principle in life itself. 1989 D. Lowenthal Nostalgia tells it like it Wasn't in C. Shaw & M. Chase Imagined Past 24 Nostalgia's current pervasion of the popular arts likewise arouses criticism. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1661 |
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