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单词 sciscitation
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sciscitationn.

Forms: 1600s sciscitation, 1700s scissitation.
Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin scīscitātiōn-, scīscitātiō.
Etymology: < classical Latin scīscitātiōn-, scīscitātiō the action of making inquiries, questioning < scīscitāt- , past participial stem of scīscitārī to inquire, question ( < scīscere to get to know, ascertain ( < scīre to know (see science n.) + -sc- : see -ish suffix2) + -itārī : see -itate suffix) + -iō -ion suffix1.
Obsolete.
The action or an act of questioning. Chiefly in without sciscitation: unquestioningly.
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the mind > attention and judgement > enquiry > [noun]
askingeOE
speeringa1100
frayninga1300
questionc1384
inquiringc1386
inquirance1412
inquirea1500
inquiry1565
sciscitation1618
questioninga1635
enquestiona1641
querying1652
popping1710
inquiration1789
1618 Bp. J. Hall Contempl. IV. N.T. i. 369 There is not a more noble proofe of our faith, then..without all sciscitations to goe blindfold, whither hee will lead vs.
1646 J. Trapp Brief Comm. John ix. 7 He believeth and doth as he was bidden, without sciscitation.
1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 132 Abraham..immediately departed without sciscitation or carnal reasonings.
1721 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. Scissitation, an Enquiring.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2014; most recently modified version published online September 2021).
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