advertence
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of advertence
Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at advert 1, -ence
Example Sentences
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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.
Most theologians since the Council of Trent maintain that the inordinate movements of passion which precede the advertence of reason, such as lust, envy, sloth, etc., are not sins.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome
Internal attention is application or advertence of the mind.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
Here as in all exercise, companionship which removes conscious attention from advertence to the will greatly aids.
From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
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