acceptation

American  

[ak-sep-tey-shuhn] / ˌæk sɛpˈteɪ ʃən /

noun

1. the usual or accepted meaning of a word, phrase, etc.

2. favorable regard; approval.

3. belief; acceptance as true or valid.

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acceptation British  

/ ˌæksɛpˈteɪʃən /

noun

1. the accepted meaning, as of a word, phrase, etc

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• nonacceptation
  noun

Etymology

Origin of acceptation

1400–50; late Middle English < Middle French. See accept, -ation

Example Sentences

In the general acceptation of the term, that implies a criminal accusation by the government.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here the Catholic acceptation of a realization of the essence of the Church, historically manifested, would appear to be directly excluded.

From The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 A Monthly Eclectic Magazine by Rameur, E.

Roads or streets cannot be seen, and a town, in our acceptation of the word, does not exist.

From Empires and Emperors of Russia, China, Korea, and Japan Notes and Recollections by Monsignor Count Vay de Vaya and Luskod by Vay, P?ter

The sensation is not fear in the ordinary acceptation of the term.

From Lola Montez An Adventuress of the 'Forties by d'Auvergne, Edmund B.

Both would be sharp and possess abundance of detail, still one would be soft and the other hard in an artistic acceptation of the word hardness.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John