advertence
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- advertent adjective
- advertently adverb
- nonadvertence noun
Etymology
Origin of advertence
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; advert 1, -ence
Example Sentences
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Is such internal attention, such deliberate application or mental advertence necessary for the valid recitation of the office?
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
Internal attention is application or advertence of the mind.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
What attracts the sensitive appetite, commonly allures also the affective will, though on advertence the elective will may reject it.
From Moral Philosophy by Rickaby, Joseph , S. J.
Lack of advertence always lessens pain and may even nullify it until it becomes exceedingly severe.
From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
The guilt incurred by those who thus curse and damn, leaving aside the scandal which is thereby nearly always given, is naturally measured by the degree of advertence possessed by such persons.
From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by Stapleton, John H. (John Henry)
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