passible
Americanadjective
adjective
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Etymology
Origin of passible
First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English word from Medieval Latin word passibilis. See passion, -ible
Example Sentences
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Ms. Sherman held out hope that it was passible to make “genuine progress through diplomacy.”
From New York Times ● Jan. 10, 2022
Probably it is not passible to love two people in the same way, but there are different kinds of low.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
Again as regards His soul, He was a comprehensor, although in regard to His passible body, He was a wayfarer.
From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
But Adam's body could not suffer, except he sinned; so that he would become mortal, and passible.
From Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint
This, for the monophysite, was the one alternative to the doctrine of a passible God.
From Monophysitism Past and Present A Study in Christology by Luce, A. A. (Arthur Aston)
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