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| + | ==Origins== | ||
Cf. French. discernement (17th c.) | Cf. French. discernement (17th c.) | ||
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| + | ==Definitions== | ||
*1. a. The act of '''discerning''' or perceiving by the [[intellect]]; intellectual [[perception]] or apprehension. | *1. a. The act of '''discerning''' or perceiving by the [[intellect]]; intellectual [[perception]] or apprehension. | ||
Revision as of 01:43, 23 October 2009
Origins
Cf. French. discernement (17th c.)
Definitions
- 1. a. The act of discerning or perceiving by the intellect; intellectual perception or apprehension.
- b. The faculty of discerning; discrimination, judgement; keenness of intellectual perception; penetration, insight.
- 2. The act of distinguishing; a distinction. Obs. (Cf. DISCERN v. 2.)
