memoriter

American  

[muh-mawr-i-ter, -ter, -mohr-] / məˈmɔr ɪ tər, -tɛr, -ˈmoʊr- /

adverb

1. by heart; by memory.

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adjective

1. involving or requiring memorization.

   the memoriter aspects of a college course.

Etymology

Origin of memoriter

First recorded in 1605–15; from Latin, equivalent to memori- (stem of memor “mindful of, remembering” ) + -ter adverb suffix

Example Sentences

The great objection to memoriter speaking is that it limits and handicaps the speaker.

From Successful Methods of Public Speaking by Kleiser, Grenville

The hypothesis that Clement's quotation is made memoriter from our Gospel is very far from being inadmissible.

From The Gospels in the Second Century An Examination of the Critical Part of a Work Entitled 'Supernatural Religion' by Sanday, William

There is, for instance, the question of the delivery of sermons—whether the preacher should read, or speak memoriter, or preach extempore.

From The Preacher and His Models The Yale Lectures on Preaching 1891 by Stalker, James

He says, "Sed in usu horum testimoniorum faciendo cautissime versandum est, tum quod, nisi omnia, certe pleraque ab Irenaeo memoriter repetuntur, tum quia hic illic incertissimum est, utrum ipse loquatur Irenaeus an presbyterorum verba recitet."

From A Reply to Dr. Lightfoot's Essays by Cassels, Walter Richard

Next came the influence of the Bible, although it was plain that this was rather in spite of the catechism and the method of memoriter work.

From Youth: Its Education, Regimen, and Hygiene by Hall, G. Stanley