examen

American  

[ig-zay-muhn] / ɪgˈzeɪ mən /

noun

Ecclesiastical.

1. an examination, as of conscience.

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examen British  

/ ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn /

noun

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

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Etymology

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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Example Sentences

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examen

Several of its techniques — including the "examen," Ignatius' 20-minute review of the day's events — can work across or outside formal religious contexts.

From Time ● Mar. 8, 2010

The result of my examen is that I think it better to visit you later.

From The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence between the Years 1837 and 1861 Volume 1, 1837-1843 by Reginald Baliol Brett, Viscount Esher

Then after, examen, office calls, and then for marriage.

From The Student-Life of Germany by William Howitt

Weil said, Magy, quoth Mr. Rob, I'm very blaith to sie that ye answer better then ye did the last examen.

From Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume 36 Journals of Sir John Lauder Lord Fountainhall with His Observations on Public Affairs and Other Memoranda 1665-1676 by Lord John Lauder Fountainhall

When the German professor Crousaz published a rigid examen of the doctrines in Pope’s “Essay on Man,” Warburton volunteered a defence of Pope.

From Calamities and Quarrels of Authors by Isaac Disraeli

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