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perceivance

perceivance noun: perception.

Noun

perceivance (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) perception.
    • His particular End in every Man is, by the infliction of pain, damage, and diſgrace, that the Senſes and common perceivance might carry this Meſſage to the Soul within, that it is neither eaſeful, profitable, nor praiſ-worthy in this Life to do evil.1642, John Milton, The Reason of Church-Government Urg’d against Prelaty; republished in A Complete Collection of the Historical, Political, and Miscellaneous Works of John Milton, […], volume I...

Origin of perceivance

From perceive + -ance?

Questions about perceivance

What does perceivance mean?
Perceivance means perception.
What part of speech is perceivance?
Perceivance is a noun.

Words near perceivance in the dictionary

  1. perceiv'd
  2. perceivability
  3. perceivable
  4. perceivableness
  5. perceivably
  6. perceivance
  7. perceivancy
  8. perceive
  9. perceived
  10. perceived temperature
  11. perceived temperatures

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