Meanings
adjectivecontradistinct (comparative more contradistinct, superlative most contradistinct)
comparative more contradistinct · superlative most contradistinct
- Distinguished by opposite qualities.
a man may be of the elect to - day , and at their death reprobate ; for these two , as contradistinct sayings , remain such to eternity
a. 1680, Thomas Goodwin, Discourse of Election
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contradistinct. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/contradistinct
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