collative
Americanadjective
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marked by collation.
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Ecclesiastical. presented by collation.
collative benefices.
adjective
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involving collation
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(of benefices) presented or held by collation
Etymology
Origin of collative
From the Latin word collātīvus, dating back to 1610–20. See collate, -ive
Example Sentences
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And in this way the knowledge in Christ's soul could be collative or discursive; since it could conclude one thing from another, as it pleased, as in Matt.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Advowsons are further distinguished into presentative and collative.
From The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 by Project Gutenberg
Secondly, knowledge may be called discursive or collative in use; as at times those who know, reason from cause to effect, not in order to learn anew, but wishing to use the knowledge they have.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
Chaplaincies of this class are collative, thus being differentiated from those purely laical, in which the authority of the ordinary does not intervene.
Therefore there was no discursive or collative knowledge in the soul of Christ.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
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