¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Probations
1. probation [n] - See also: probation
Lexicographical Neighbors of Probations
Literary usage of Probations
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An exposition of the Creed by John Pearson (1857)
"... it followeth by their unwilling confessions and our plain probations, that
the promised Messias was ordained to die : which is our first assertion. ..."
2. Inquiry Into the Law and Practice in Scottish Peerages, Before, and After by John Riddell (1842)
"... even of recent date, have been admitted, without scruple, in material
probations.—It surely must be a reflection, and calumny upon the House of Lords, ..."
3. Lectures on Metaphysics and Logic by William Hamilton (1860)
"Another division of Probations is by reference to their Cogency, or the Degree of
... But their cogency is of gency, Probations are various degrees, ..."
4. Memoirs of the Life and Religious Experience of Sarah Tucker: A Minister of by Sarah Fish Tucker (1848)
"The prospect of this weighty service brought with it fresh conflicts and probations;
but by endeavoring to dwell near and feel after the Source and Fountain ..."
Other Resources:
