effectual

• In those instances where "faith" is used in a subjective sense for personal belief, it is never described as the effectual cause of salvation, but as the condition of personal assurance of salvation. —  The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life
• Even granting that the administration of these measures might be made effective and effectual, which is more than doubtful, we see that they are based upon a complete ignorance or disregard of the most important fact in the situation--that of indiscriminate and irresponsible fecundity. —  The Pivot of Civilization
• Just as absurd and effectual was the charge brought against the —  Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
• But in order that this value of theirs may become effectual, a certain state is necessary in the recipient of it. —  The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing
• The closing appeal always proved the most effectual, as Mrs. Lincoln could not bear to hear her child cry. —  Behind the Scenes or, Thirty years a slave, and Four Years in the White House

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