affirmant
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of affirmant
Example Sentences
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This word, with its companion, affirmant, was formerly used in American colleges, and was applied to those who engaged in the syllogistic discussions then incident to Commencement.
From A Collection of College Words and Customs by Hall, Benjamin Homer
Quidam ossa eius Rudiam ex Ianiculo translata affirmant.’
From The Student's Companion to Latin Authors by Middleton, George
The sufficient answer to all this is that the words of the inflexible sentence designating the condemned books are "libri omnes qui affirmant telluris motum."
From History of the Warfare of Science with Theology in Christendom by White, Andrew Dickson
"Aberrant a recto veritatis tramite qui affirmant licere ab judiciis Romanorum pontificum ad oecumenicum concilium, tanquam ad auctoritatem romano pontifice superiorem, appellare."
From The Modern Regime, Volume 2 by Durand, John
Quod si nubes non officiunt, aspici per noctem solis fulgorem, nec occidere et exsurgere, sed transire affirmant.
From Helps to Latin Translation at Sight by Luce, Edmund
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