† presentialnessn.
Obsolete.
The quality of being presential; = presentiality n. 2.
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the world > space > place > presence > [noun]
presencea1325
presencea1475
assistance1528
presentness1530
presency1542
presentiality1651
presentialness1689
1689 J. Norris Reason & Relig. xiv. 176 The Presentialness of this Ideal World must be supposed to be some way or other intercepted in order to the Annihilation of either this whole Ectypal World, or of any particular Creature in it.
1692 J. Norris Cursory Refl. Ess. Human Understanding 20, in Christian Blessedness (ed. 2) I account for the Mode of human Understanding..by the Presentialness of the Divine λόγος, or Ideal World to our Souls.
1713 A. Collier Clavis Universalis i. i. §2. 36 If..the Presentialness of the Object be necessary to the Act of Vision, the Object perceived cannot possibly be External to..us.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2007; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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