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impedition

impedition noun: that which impedes; a hindrance.

Noun

impedition (plural impeditions)

  1. (obsolete) That which impedes; a hindrance.
    • VVhen God poſitively vvilleth the Poſitive hindering of a thing, he may morally be ſaid to Nill the thing, or to vill that it ſhall not be. That there are Poſitive Impeditions of God (by Dr. [William] Twisses leave) I have elſevvhere proved: […]1675, Richard Baxter, “[The First Book.] The First Part: […]. Section XVI. Of the Order of the Decrees Called Reprobation. And of Election and Reprobation in Themselves.”, in Richard Baxter’s...

Forms of impedition

pluralimpeditions

Origin of impedition

From Latin impeditio.

Questions about impedition

What does impedition mean?
Impedition means that which impedes; a hindrance.
What part of speech is impedition?
Impedition is a noun.
What is the plural of impedition?
The plural of impedition is impeditions.

Words near impedition in the dictionary

  1. impedingly
  2. impedite
  3. impedited
  4. impedites
  5. impediting
  6. impedition
  7. impeditions
  8. impeditive
  9. impedivities
  10. impedivity
  11. impedometer

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