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equipollence

/ˌɛkwɪˈpɒləns/

equipollence noun: the condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.

Noun

equipollence (countable and uncountable, plural equipollences)

  1. The condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
    • Thus it was that I beheld, as never before, the awful unreality called evil. The equipollence of God brought to light another glorious proposition, — man’s perfectibility and the establishment of the kingdom of heaven on earth.1906, Mary Baker Eddy, “Chapter VI — Science, Theology, Medicine”, in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Page:Science_and_Health_with_Key_to_the_Scriptures_(...
  2. Sameness of signification of two or more propositions which differ in language.

Forms of equipollence

pluralequipollences
alternative formequipollency

Origin of equipollence

Compare French équipollence.

Questions about equipollence

What does equipollence mean?
Equipollence means the condition of being equipollent; equality of power, force, signification, or application.
What part of speech is equipollence?
Equipollence is a noun.
How do you pronounce equipollence?
Equipollence is pronounced /ˌɛkwɪˈpɒləns/.
What is the plural of equipollence?
The plural of equipollence is equipollences.

Words near equipollence in the dictionary

  1. equipoise
  2. equipoised
  3. equipoises
  4. equipoising
  5. equipolar
  6. equipollence
  7. equipollences
  8. equipollency
  9. equipollent
  10. equipollently
  11. equipollents

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