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sciscitation

sciscitation noun: the act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.

Noun

sciscitation (countable and uncountable, plural sciscitations)

  1. (obsolete) The act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.
    • There is not a more noble proof of our faith than to captivate all the powers of our understanding and will to our Creator, and without all sciscitation to go blindfold whither he will lead us.1612–1634, [Joseph Hall], “(please specify the page)”, in [Contemplations vpon the Principall Passages of the Holy Storie], volume (please specify |volume=I to VIII), London, →OCLC

Forms of sciscitation

pluralsciscitations

Origin of sciscitation

From Latin sciscitatio, from sciscere (“to seek to know”), verb inchoate from scire (“to know”).

Questions about sciscitation

What does sciscitation mean?
Sciscitation means the act of inquiring; inquiry; demand.
What part of speech is sciscitation?
Sciscitation is a noun.
What is the plural of sciscitation?
The plural of sciscitation is sciscitations.

Words near sciscitation in the dictionary

  1. scirrhuses
  2. scirtid
  3. scirtids
  4. scis
  5. scisaac
  6. sciscitation
  7. sciscitations
  8. scise
  9. scised
  10. scises
  11. scising

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