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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French condescendre, from Late Latin condescendere, from [[Latin]] com- + descendere to [[descend]] | | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French condescendre, from Late Latin condescendere, from [[Latin]] com- + descendere to [[descend]] |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| in medieval Latin to be complaisant or compliant, to accede to any one's [[opinion]], etc.; in French also to come down from one's [[rights]] or claims, to yield [[consent]], acquiesce. | | in medieval Latin to be complaisant or compliant, to accede to any one's [[opinion]], etc.; in French also to come down from one's [[rights]] or claims, to yield [[consent]], acquiesce. |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
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| Condescension can also refer to: | | Condescension can also refer to: |
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− | * Condescension, another name for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accommodation_(religion) accommodation], a theological principle in Christianity | + | * Condescension, another name for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accommodation_(religion) accommodation], a theological principle in Christianity |
− | * "Condescension" (song), a 2000 song by British metal band [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchshifter Pitchshifter] | + | * "Condescension" (song), a 2000 song by British metal band [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitchshifter Pitchshifter] |
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| [[Category: General Reference]] | | [[Category: General Reference]] |