principium
Americannoun
plural
principianoun
Etymology
Origin of principium
1575–85; < Latin prīncipium literally, that which is first, equivalent to prīncip- ( prince ) + -ium -ium
Example Sentences
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Quae unitas iuxta Pythagorae opinionem rerum omnium principium est, per cuius participationem unaquaeque res una dicitur.
From The Natural Philosophy of William Gilbert and His Predecessors by King, W. James
In other systems the principium is determined in its evolution or creative activity by the efficacy of works, whereas in this system the principium is the Lord not thus determined.
From The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy by Acharya, Madhava
We have found that voluntary justice has its inmost source in a certain degree of penetration of the principium individuationis, while the unjust remain entirely involved in this principle.
From The World As Will And Idea (Vol. 1 of 3) by Schopenhauer, Arthur
Unum vero quod est principium numeri, addit supra substantiam rationem mensurae, quae est propria passio quantitatis, et primo invenitur in unitate.
From Ontology or the Theory of Being by Coffey, Peter
Or, to put the question more exactly, as well as more gravely and more pertinently, Are Space and Time the true principia individui, and is Time preëminently the ultimate principium individuationis?
From International Congress of Arts and Science, Volume I Philosophy and Metaphysics by Various
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