appetitive
[ ap-i-tahy-tiv ]
adjective
pertaining to appetite.
Origin of appetitive
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How to use appetitive in a sentence
The rational soul is like a king; the animal soul is like an official before the king, rebuking the appetitive soul.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThe faculty of the vegetative soul is the appetitive power, whose seat is in the liver.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikSimilarly if this fool abstains from pleasures, it is because of the weakness of his appetitive soul.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikEvery one of the three souls (the rational, the spirited and the appetitive) must be given its due.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac HusikThe mean of the appetitive power is temperance; of the spirited power, bravery and gentleness; of the rational soul, justice.
A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy | Isaac Husik
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