examen

[ ig-zey-muhn ]

nounEcclesiastical.

an examination, as of conscience.

Origin of examen

1600–10; <Latin exāmen swarm of bees, device for weighing, balance <*exag-s-men, equivalent to *exag- base of exigere to drive out, inquire into, examine (see exact) + -s-men resultative noun suffix; cf. contaminate

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How to use examen in a sentence

It is the last edition (Paris, 1840), and purports to be "augmente d'un examen critique et des preuves positives," &c.
Notes and Queries, Number 177, March 19, 1853 | Various
Medicatio vaginismi examen expertum supponit et quandoque scrutinium endoscopicum vesicae urinariae.
Essays In Pastoral Medicine | Austin Malley
I have not seen the pamphlet entitled Facts, nor that by Lloyd, nor the examen.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12) | Various
All the champions of reform had copied him; and they procured the examen du Socialisme, by Morant.
Bouvard and Pcuchet | Gustave Flaubert
Only the first part of his examen critique des dictionnaires historiques was published.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 3 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for examen

examen

/ (ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn) /

noun

RC Church an examination of conscience, usually made daily by Jesuits and others

Origin of examen

C17: from Latin: tongue of a balance, from exigere to thrust out, from agere to thrust

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