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nouna formal and systematic exposition in writing of the principles of a subject, generally longer and more detailed than an essay. Origin of treatise1300–50; Middle English tretis<Anglo-French tretiz, akin to Old French traitier to treat Words nearby treatisetreasury of merits, treasury stock, treasury tag, treat, treatable, treatise, treat like dirt, treatment, treaty, treaty Indian, treaty port Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for treatiseWe do have the writings of Sextus Julius Frontinus—but what he wrote was a treatise on aqueducts. So-Called ‘Biblical Scholar’ Says Jesus A Made-Up Myth|Candida Moss, Joel Baden|October 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST Locke mentioned it in his Second Treatise on Government; Milton dreamed of it in Paradise Lost. Poet and Rake, Lord Byron Was Also an Interventionist With Brains and Savvy|Michael Weiss|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST Another time, before he wrote his treatise on Atheism, he scolded me for believing in God. My Friend and Mentor, Christopher Hitchens|Eli Lake|December 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST In his Second Treatise of Government, Locke helped lay the conceptual groundwork for the American rebellion. Russell Brand: Not Quite a Messiah|James Poulos|October 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
To the study of Edward Said, her father, whose book Orientalism remains the treatise for Western misconceptions about the East. This Week’s Hot Reads: July 29, 2013|Jessica Ferri, Damaris Colhoun|July 29, 2013|DAILY BEAST So early as in 1609 the great Grotius had published his treatise of Mare Liberum in favour of the freedom of the seas. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. II (of 3)|Isaac Disraeli We have but to give here a short résumé of his Treatise on this subject. Elements of Morals|Paul Janet In 1739 he published the first part of his "Treatise on Human Nature." The World's Greatest Books--Volume 14--Philosophy and Economics|Various It is so connected with all parts of my treatise that I could not detach it without rendering the remainder wholly defective. A Popular History of France From The Earliest Times|Francois Pierre Guillaume Guizot Luther received the treatise of his antagonist with disgust and contempt. Erasmus and the Age of Reformation|Johan Huizinga
British Dictionary definitions for treatise
nouna formal work on a subject, esp one that deals systematically with its principles and conclusions an obsolete word for narrative Word Origin for treatiseC14: from Anglo-French tretiz, from Old French tretier to treat Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to treatiseessay, dissertation, pamphlet, discourse, thesis, commentary, memoir, monograph, script, review, work, argument, writing, book, paper, exposition, disquisition, tract, composition, discussion |