2. Verb. (third-person singular of disposition) ¹
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Definition of Dispositions
1. disposition [n] - See also: disposition
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dispositions
Literary usage of Dispositions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Principles of Peace: Exemplified in the Conduct of the Society of by Thomas Hancock, American Peace Society (1843)
"According as we are influenced by one or other of these dispositions, we shall
be led ... For if we display those dispositions which lead to wrath and envy, ..."
2. Unitarian Principles Confirmed by Trinitarian Testimonies: Being Selections by Octavius Brooks Frothingham, John Wilson (1880)
"dispositions AND MEANS REQUISITE IN THE SEARCH AFTER TRUTH. ... But with these
dispositions, as he is sure to find out all that is necessary, so what truth ..."
3. The Art of Worldly Wisdom by Baltasar Gracián y Morales, Joseph Jacobs (1892)
"Have resort to primary motors, which are not always the highest but more often
the lowest part of his nature : there are more dispositions badly organised ..."
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