notion

• If this notion were adopted only by mediæval monks and modern Romanists, I would reckon it unworthy of notice; but it is received and uttered again as genuine at this day by grave and learned Protestant theologians of Germany, and notwithstanding the solidity and good sense which characterize his "Notes" generally, is formally reproduced in its boldest form by Dr. —  The Parables of Our Lord
• I will only give you this hint and make this request, that in the midst of your vexations and labours you should recall what our notion was as to your going to Cæsar. —  The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order
• As a matter of fact, as we shall see also when we come to the political scheme of the Normans, the notion is the negation of their real importance in history. —  A Short History of England
• Still the notion is a popular one, and how exquisitely has Spenser changed it into the divinest poetry in the character of the attendant lion of Heavenly Una, with her milk-white lamb But Thomson, so far from making poetry of it in this passage, has vulgarised and blurred by it the natural and inevitable emotion of terror and pity. —  Recreations of Christopher North, Volume 2
• But I say to you this notion is all wrong, and from knowledge gained through experience I know that in their hearts many of these wealthy people are dissatisfied and not one whit happier than you are. —  How to Eat A Cure for "Nerves"

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