| ADOPTIONISTS | • adoptionists n. Plural of adoptionist. • ADOPTIONIST n. a believer in adoptionism, the doctrine that Christ, as man, is the adopted son of God, also ADOPTIANIST. |
| ANTEPOSITION | • anteposition n. (Rare) The placing of something in front of something else, especially of words in a sentence. • ANTEPOSITION n. the position opposite a given part of a plant. |
| APOSTOLICITY | • apostolicity n. (Christianity) The quality of being apostolic, notably of preserving authenticity within the mission… • APOSTOLICITY n. the quality of being apostolic. |
| COMPATRIOTIC | • compatriotic adj. Of or relating to compatriots. • COMPATRIOTIC adj. of or like a compatriot. |
| CONSTIPATION | • constipation n. The act of crowding anything into a lesser space, or the state of being crowded or pressed together; condensation. • constipation n. A state of the bowels in which the evacuations are infrequent and difficult, or the intestines become… • CONSTIPATION n. abnormally delayed or infrequent passage of usually dry hardened feces. |
| DEPOSITATION | • depositation n. The act of depositing, or material that is deposited. • DEPOSITATION n. in Scots law, a bailment where one entrusts goods to another to be kept without recompense. |
| EXPLOITATION | • exploitation n. The act of utilizing something; industry. • exploitation n. The improper use of something for selfish purposes. • exploitation n. The act or result of forcibly depriving someone of something to which they have a natural right. |
| IMPORTATIONS | • importations n. Plural of importation. • IMPORTATION n. the act or practice of importing. |
| OBSTIPATIONS | • obstipations n. Plural of obstipation. • OBSTIPATION n. a severe and obstinate constipation. |
| OPERATIONIST | • operationist n. A proponent of operationism. • OPERATIONIST n. an adherent of operationism. |
| OPTIMISATION | • optimisation n. Alternative spelling of optimization. • OPTIMISATION n. the act of optimising, also OPTIMIZATION. |
| OPTIMIZATION | • optimization n. The design and operation of a system or process to make it as good as possible in some defined sense. • optimization n. (Programming) The reduction of a program or algorithm to its most efficient form, as during compilation… • OPTIMIZATION n. the act of optimizing, also OPTIMISATION. |
| PHOTOACTINIC | • photoactinic adj. (Obsolete, physics, chemistry) photochemical. • PHOTOACTINIC adj. emitting actinic radiation. |
| PONTIFICATOR | • pontificator n. One who pontificates. • PONTIFICATOR n. one who pontificates, speaks in a pompous and dogmatic manner. |
| POSTILLATION | • postillation n. The act of postillating; exposition of Scripture in preaching. • POSTILLATION n. the act of postillating, glossing a text. |
| POTENTIATION | • potentiation n. The action of a substance, at a dose that does not itself have an adverse action, in enhancing the effect… • POTENTIATION n. the act of potentiating. |
| PROPITIATION | • propitiation n. The act of propitiating; placation, atonement, similar to expiation but with the added concept of appeasement… • propitiation n. (Theology) The death of Christ as a basis for the forgiveness of sin. • PROPITIATION n. the act of propitiating. |
| PROPITIATORS | • propitiators n. Plural of propitiator. • PROPITIATOR n. one who propitiates. |
| PROPITIATORY | • propitiatory adj. Intended to propitiate, reconcile, expiate or appease; conciliatory. • PROPITIATORY adj. serving to propitiate, also PROPITIATIOUS, PROPITIATIVE. • PROPITIATORY n. the mercy seat. |