PASSIBLE

Adjective

passible (not comparable)

(chiefly theology) Able to suffer, or feel pain.

Able to feel emotion.

Capable of suffering injury or detriment.

Liable to experience change or decay.

Source: Wiktionary


Pas"si*ble, a. Etym: [L. passibilis, fr. pati, to suffer: cf. F. passible. See Passion.]

Definition: Susceptible of feeling or suffering, or of impressions from external agents. Apolinarius, which held even deity itself passible. Hooker.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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