unitive
Americanadjective
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tending to unite or capable of uniting
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characterized by unity
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Etymology
Origin of unitive
1520–30; < Late Latin ūnītīvus uniting, equivalent to Latin ūnīt ( us ) ( see unite 1) + -īvus -ive
Example Sentences
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Richards writes that roughly 75% of volunteers for his studies have reported experiencing unitive consciousness.
From The Guardian • Jan. 10, 2016
And the examples of stable gay couples all around us testify to the fact that homosexuality can be unitive and generous rather than purely individualistic.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2012
The unitive eye with which all children are born was never taken away from me by the frauds of civilization; I always did know that one is all and all is one.”
From New York Times • Jan. 1, 2011
McCormick agrees that the "unitive" and "procreative" spheres need not be combined in every act of a married couple.
From Time Magazine Archive
But we cannot enter into a confederation unitive with them, which may make us one body or party.
From A Hind Let Loose Or, An Historical Representation of the Testimonies of the Church of Scotland for the Interest of Christ. With the True State Thereof in All Its Periods by Shields, Alexander
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