Definition of tractate in English:

tractate

noun ˈtrakteɪtˈtrækteɪt

formal

A treatise.
Example sentencesExamples
- Quite apart from his magnum opus, the Consolation of Philosophy, there were translations of Aristotle, and a number of short tractates on music, arithmetic and Christian theology.
- One tractate, ‘Aboth’ was added later to provide a genealogy and hence legitimacy for their oral tradition just as the Christians had already done for Jesus.
- Thomas's early discussion of the way theoretical sciences are distinguished from one another in the course of his exposition of the tractate of Boethius On the Trinity is masterful.
- It does not contain any references to Jesus, though this is hardly surprising since it contains sixty-three tractates of religious law.
- Sometimes, however, he is stretching things a bit, transgressing the borders between a scientific tractate and a missionary polemic.
Synonyms
disquisition, essay, paper, work, piece of writing, exposition, discourse, dissertation, thesis, monograph, study, critique

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin tractatus, from tractare 'to handle', frequentative of trahere 'draw'.

Rhymes

lactate

Definition of tractate in US English:

tractate

nounˈtrækteɪtˈtraktāt

formal

A treatise.
Example sentencesExamples
- Thomas's early discussion of the way theoretical sciences are distinguished from one another in the course of his exposition of the tractate of Boethius On the Trinity is masterful.
- One tractate, ‘Aboth’ was added later to provide a genealogy and hence legitimacy for their oral tradition just as the Christians had already done for Jesus.
- Quite apart from his magnum opus, the Consolation of Philosophy, there were translations of Aristotle, and a number of short tractates on music, arithmetic and Christian theology.
- Sometimes, however, he is stretching things a bit, transgressing the borders between a scientific tractate and a missionary polemic.
- It does not contain any references to Jesus, though this is hardly surprising since it contains sixty-three tractates of religious law.
Synonyms
disquisition, essay, paper, work, piece of writing, exposition, discourse, dissertation, thesis, monograph, study, critique

Origin

Late 15th century: from Latin tractatus, from tractare ‘to handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw’.

单词	tractate
释义	Definition of tractate in English: tractate noun ˈtrakteɪtˈtrækteɪt formal A treatise. Example sentencesExamples Quite apart from his magnum opus, the Consolation of Philosophy, there were translations of Aristotle, and a number of short tractates on music, arithmetic and Christian theology. One tractate, ‘Aboth’ was added later to provide a genealogy and hence legitimacy for their oral tradition just as the Christians had already done for Jesus. Thomas's early discussion of the way theoretical sciences are distinguished from one another in the course of his exposition of the tractate of Boethius On the Trinity is masterful. It does not contain any references to Jesus, though this is hardly surprising since it contains sixty-three tractates of religious law. Sometimes, however, he is stretching things a bit, transgressing the borders between a scientific tractate and a missionary polemic. Synonyms disquisition, essay, paper, work, piece of writing, exposition, discourse, dissertation, thesis, monograph, study, critique Origin Late 15th century: from Latin tractatus, from tractare 'to handle', frequentative of trahere 'draw'. Rhymes lactate Definition of tractate in US English: tractate nounˈtrækteɪtˈtraktāt formal A treatise. Example sentencesExamples Thomas's early discussion of the way theoretical sciences are distinguished from one another in the course of his exposition of the tractate of Boethius On the Trinity is masterful. One tractate, ‘Aboth’ was added later to provide a genealogy and hence legitimacy for their oral tradition just as the Christians had already done for Jesus. Quite apart from his magnum opus, the Consolation of Philosophy, there were translations of Aristotle, and a number of short tractates on music, arithmetic and Christian theology. Sometimes, however, he is stretching things a bit, transgressing the borders between a scientific tractate and a missionary polemic. It does not contain any references to Jesus, though this is hardly surprising since it contains sixty-three tractates of religious law. Synonyms disquisition, essay, paper, work, piece of writing, exposition, discourse, dissertation, thesis, monograph, study, critique Origin Late 15th century: from Latin tractatus, from tractare ‘to handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw’.
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