recipiencyn.
/rᵻˈsɪpɪənsi/, U.S. /rəˈsɪpiənsi/, /riˈsɪpiənsi/ The fact of receiving, reception; (also) receptiveness.
ΘΚΠ
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > [noun] > letting in or fact of being let in > ability
recipiency1653
intromissibility1808
the mind > mental capacity > understanding > [noun] > understanding, comprehension > state of
comprehension1597
comprehense1604
receptivenessa1651
receivableness1654
recipiency1850
the world > existence and causation > existence > intrinsicality or inherence > introduction or bringing in > [noun] > reception > receptiveness
receptivenessa1651
receptibility1820
recipiency1850
1653 T. Blake Vindiciæ Foederis 81 This must needs be granted, unless we will bring in Doctor Crispes passive recipiency of Christ.
1728 T. Morgan Def. Nat. & Revealed Relig. 8 There can be no Agency at all, but physical Necessity, or mere passive Recipiency must take Place.
1794 S. T. Coleridge Coll. Lett. (1956) I. 71 You are in a state of Recipiency.
1822 C. Lamb in London Mag. Mar. 284/1 The fine slime of Nilus..whose maternal recipiency is as necessary as the ‘sol pater’.
1850 R. I. Wilberforce Doctr. Holy Baptism (ed. 3) 52 Their powers of recipiency are yet imperfect.
1943 P. H. Landis Population Probl. x. 175 Are relief groups reproducing more rapidly because of relief recipiency?
1960 School Rev. 68 425 The teacher's personality has a..measurable effect on the progress of her pupils..in terms of..friendliness and recipiency of friendliness.
2006 Irish Times (Nexis) 13 July 16 Disability benefit recipiency and public spending on benefits will continue to rise over the coming years.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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