What does "acceptation" mean?
Acceptation: Some things . . . are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. Hooker.
Additional senses
- 2.The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; as, term is to be used according to its usual acceptation. My words, in common acceptation, Could never give this provocation. Gay.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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