单词 | procurative |
释义 | procurativeadj. Now rare. Tending to produce something; productive of. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [adjective] > causing efficient1398 engendering?1552 casual1578 procuring1581 procurative1633 causal1642 effectful1669 causant1677 causing1829 ingenerative1877 the mind > possession > acquisition > [adjective] > having quality of acquisitive1598 procurative1633 1633 T. Adams Comm. 2 Peter (ii. 10) 738 There is a procurative uncleannesse; that..helpes forward the damnation of men. 1657 R. Tomlinson tr. J. de Renou Pharmaceut. Shop i, in Medicinal Dispensatory sig. Zzzv Cassia..is thought procurative of flatulency [L. creditur..flatus concitare]. 1707 J. Beart Vindic. Eternal Law I. vi. 87 For thus our own Righteousness and Gospel-Works, come nearest us in our Justification; and the Righteousness of Christ, is only procurative that these should justify us. 1788 T. Priestley Polhill's Christus in Corde (rev. ed.) v. 100 The flesh and blood of Christ, as it is procurative of the Holy Spirit, doth strengthen believers unto all the duties incumbent upon them. 1816 J. Bentham Extract Constit. Code: Official Aptitude Maximized 52 Those..by whom..are exercised the several functions, procurative, custoditive, applicative, reparative, and eliminative. 1998 J. A. Jones Intensity iii. 107 The society provides the environment that is procurative of the desired intensity. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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