Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Able or tending to impetrate or obtain by entreaty.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Of the nature of impetration; getting, or tending to get, by entreaty.
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- adjective obsolete Of the nature of
impetration ; getting, or tending to get, byentreaty .
Etymologies
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Examples
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My favorite comments came from athletes who claim that somehow explaining oneself to the press or to the fans is a "professional courtesy" and not an impetrative, as my long-lost sportswriter pal, Barry Stanton once mused to a coked-out Lawrence Taylor during a charity golf event, "No one pays top dollar to see you play football in the park with your pals."
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And though his prayer is not meritorious, it can be impetrative, because merit depends on justice, whereas impetration rests on grace.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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Theologians unite in saying that final perseverance comes under the impetrative power of prayer and St. Liguori (Prayer, the great means of Salvation) would make it the dominant note and burden of our daily petitions.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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At the early stage in developing a vision system, it is impetrative to determine the exact placement of the component in view of the camera for imaging.
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At the early stage in developing a vision system, it is impetrative to determine the exact placement of the component in view of the camera for imaging.
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At the early stage in developing a vision system, it is impetrative to determine the exact placement of the component in view of the camera for imaging.
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At the early stage in developing a vision system, it is impetrative to determine the exact placement of the component in view of the camera for imaging.
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At the early stage in developing a vision system, it is impetrative to determine the exact placement of the component in view of the camera for imaging.
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My favorite comments came from athletes who claim that somehow explaining oneself to the press or to the fans is a "professional courtesy" and not an impetrative, as my long-lost sportswriter pal, Barry Stanton once mused to a coked-out Lawrence Taylor during a charity golf event, "No one pays top dollar to see you play football in the park with your pals."
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My favorite comments came from athletes who claim that somehow explaining oneself to the press or to the fans is a "professional courtesy" and not an impetrative, as my long-lost sportswriter pal, Barry Stanton once mused to a coked-out Lawrence Taylor during a charity golf event, "No one pays top dollar to see you play football in the park with your pals."
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com James Campion 2009
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