Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- To obtain by entreaty or petition.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Obtained by entreaty.
- transitive verb To obtain by request or entreaty.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb transitive To
obtain (something) byasking for it; toprocure upon request. - adjective obsolete
obtained by asking for it
Etymologies
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Examples
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“A slight testimonial, sir, which I thought fit to impetrate from that worthy nobleman” (here he raised his hand to his head, as if to touch his hat), “MacCallum More.”
Rob Roy 2005
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There is not anything, answered the pope, fitting for you to impetrate of me which I would not most willingly condescend unto; but I find one inconvenience.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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There is not anything, answered the pope, fitting for you to impetrate of me which I would not most willingly condescend unto; but I find one inconvenience.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Objection 1: It would seem that sinners impetrate nothing from God by their prayers.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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Divine disposition, but that we may impetrate that which God has disposed to be fulfilled by our prayers, in other words "that by asking, men may deserve to receive what Almighty God from eternity has disposed to give," as Gregory says (Dial. i, 8).
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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[* Art. 16] (16) Whether sinners impetrate anything from God by praying?
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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Therefore sinners impetrate nothing by their prayers.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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Obj. 2: Further, the just impetrate from God what they merit, as stated above (A. 15, ad 2).
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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Reply Obj. 2: The saints impetrate what ever God wishes to take place through their prayers: and they pray for that which they deem will be granted through their prayers according to God's will.
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) Translated by Fathers of the English Dominican Province Aquinas Thomas
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The last bishop of the Greek Rite was the learned Michael Akominatos, who, when the Franks came, retired to the Island of Keos, after first visiting the cardinal legate of the pope in Thessalonika to impetrate certain favours for those formerly under his charge who wished to adhere to the Greek form of worship.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 2: Assizes-Browne 1840-1916 1913
whichbe commented on the word impetrate
(v) : to obtain something by asking for it
(adj) : obtained by asking for it
May 15, 2008
bilby commented on the word impetrate
As compared to nicking it?
May 15, 2008