sciscitation

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noun

The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.

OriginLatin sciscitatio →
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Meanings

nounsciscitation (countable and uncountable, plural sciscitations)

plural sciscitations

  1. countableobsoleteuncountableThe act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.

    There is not a more noble proof of our faith than to captivate all the powers of our understanding and will to our Creator, and without all sciscitation to go blindfold whither he will lead us.

    1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Origin

  1. Latinsciscitatio
  2. Englishsciscitation

From Latin sciscitatio, from sciscere (“to seek to know”), verb inchoate from scire (“to know”).

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APA

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Chicago

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