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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The quality of being significative.
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Secondly, Because (as he saith [118]) we cannot be "certain of the truth of the letter in any particular text, that it was not foisted in, or some way altered in its significativeness; and if it be a negative proposition, that the particle not was not inserted; if affirmative, not left out."
The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 10. 1630-1694 1820
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Secondly, He tells us, [128] "Scripture, formally considered, as to its significativeness, is also uncertain;" First, [129] "Because of the uncertainty of the letter:" "this is already answered: Secondly,
The Works of Dr. John Tillotson, Late Archbishop of Canterbury. Vol. 10. 1630-1694 1820
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