acceptation

Etymology
From, , from and.

Noun

 * 1) The  (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally.
 * 2) * 1904–1906,, "The Comedy of Errors", in Shakespeare: A Survey, Fifth Printing, published 1958, page 27:
 * Farce, indeed, is a term which has been used by literary historians in two rather different shades of meaning. In one acceptation, derived from its use as applied to Maître Pathelin and other examples of fiteenth-century French dramatic humour, it does not so much connote something other than comedy, as a variety of comedy itself. It is a matter of temper and milieu.
 * 1)  Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
 * 2) * 1769, Oxford Standard text, King James Bible: 1 Timothy, i, 15,
 * This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
 * 1)  The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.
 * 1)  Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
 * 2) * 1769, Oxford Standard text, King James Bible: 1 Timothy, i, 15,
 * This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
 * 1)  The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.
 * This is a faithful saying, and worthy of all acceptation, that Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am chief.
 * 1)  The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.
 * 1)  The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.

Related terms

 * acceptative

Etymology
From.

Noun

 * 1) acceptance
 * 2) approval