Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who animadverts or makes remarks by way of censure.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who animadverts; a censurer; also [Obs.], a chastiser.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun obsolete One who
animadverts ; acensurer orchastiser .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"Hurrah for litigation," said an animadverter who stood in proximity to me.
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God is a severe animadverter upon such as partake without such a preparation, 84.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II. 1634-1716 1823
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That God is a strict observer of, and a severe animadverter upon, such as presume to partake of those mysteries, without such a preparation.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. II. 1634-1716 1823
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In 1695, Dr. Sherlock published a Defence of himself against the animadverter; to which Dr. South replied (incog, as before) in a treatise, entitled, Tritheism charged upon Dr. Sherlock's new Notion of the Trinity.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. I. 1634-1716 1823
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"If he proves, that three absolute entire beings can be three relative subsistences or modifications of one and the same infinite mind or being, then I will grant, that he has defended his assertion against the animadverter; and not only so, but that he has full power also (by
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. I. 1634-1716 1823
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