unitive

[yoo-ni-tiv]

adjective

capable of causing unity or serving to unite.
marked by or involving union.

Origin of unitive

1520–30; < Late Latin ūnītīvus uniting, equivalent to Latin ūnīt(us) (see unite¹) + -īvus -ive

Related formsu·ni·tive·ly, adverbu·ni·tive·ness, noun

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Examples from the Web for unitive

Contemporary Examples of unitive

Sex, he said, is “supposed to be for purposes that are yes, conjugal and unitive, but also procreative.”
Rick Santorum’s Idea of Freedom: Enforcing Catholic Sexual Morality
Michelle Goldberg
January 6, 2012

Historical Examples of unitive

Its unitive influence cannot be denied, even by those who do not feel its charm.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863
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And so much may suffice on the unitive power of faithful developments, which constitutes their third characteristic.
An Essay on the Development of Christian Doctrine
John Henry Cardinal Newman
Each state which the unitive mystic experiences is so intense, that it monopolises for the time being his field of consciousness.
Ruysbroeck
Evelyn Underhill
There is certainly something exceedingly remarkable in the unitive powers of music.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 5, November, 1863
Various

British Dictionary definitions for unitive

unitive

adjective

tending to unite or capable of uniting
characterized by unity

Derived Formsunitively, adverb

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