Dictionary Definition
acceptation
Noun
1 acceptance as true or valid
2 the accepted meaning of a word [syn: word
meaning, word
sense]
3 the act of accepting with approval; favorable
reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide
acceptance" [syn: adoption, acceptance, espousal]
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
Derivative of acceptPronunciation
- /ˌæksɛpˈteɪʃən/
- Rhymes: -eɪʃǝn
Noun
- acceptance;
reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.
- Quotation
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- This is saying worthy of all acceptation. - 1 Timothy 1:15
- Some things ... are notwithstanding of so great dignity and acceptation with God. - Hooker.
- The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally
received; as, term is to be used according to its usual
acceptation.
- Quotation
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- My words, in common acceptation, Could never give this provocation. - Gay ??
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Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
acceptance, acception, acquiescence, assurance, assuredness, belief, certainty, confidence, credence, credit, credulity, dependence, faith, hope, import, intendment, message, purport, received meaning,
reception, reliance, reliance on, sense, significance, significancy, signification, stock, store, sureness, surety, suspension of disbelief,
trust, understanding, usage