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DELIBERATIVE
deliberative
(adjective) involved in or characterized by deliberation and discussion and examination; “a deliberative body”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
deliberative (comparative more deliberative, superlative most deliberative)
That deliberates, considers carefully.
Noun
deliberative (plural deliberatives)
A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined.
A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Source: Wiktionary
De*lib"er*a*tive, a. Etym: [L. deliberativus: cf. F. délibératif.]
Definition: Pertaining to deliberation; proceeding or acting by deliberation, or by discussion and examination; deliberating; as, a deliberative body. A consummate work of deliberative wisdom. Bancroft. The court of jurisdiction is to be distinguished from the deliberative body, the advisers of the crown. Hallam.
De*lib"er*a*tive, n.
1. A discourse in which a question is discussed, or weighed and examined. Bacon.
2. A kind of rhetoric employed in proving a thing and convincing others of its truth, in order to persuade them to adopt it.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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