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Definition of Potence

1. Noun. The state of being potent; a male's capacity to have sexual intercourse.

Definition of Potence

1. n. Potency; capacity.

Definition of Potence

1. Noun. power or strength; potency ¹

2. Noun. A stud that acts as a support of a pivot in a watch or clock ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Potence

1. potency [n -S] - See also: potency

Lexicographical Neighbors of Potence

Literary usage of Potence

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Philosophy of Don Hasdai Crescas by Meyer Waxman (1920)
"potence. Since it is evidenced by experience and reason that incapacity is a defect in God, it follows that God's potence is infinite in all respects, ..."

2. American Anthropologist by American Anthropological Association (1902)
"mystic potence in question. But, without entering into detail which would lead somewhat afield, it may be suggested here that modern magic as defined above ..."

3. The Life of George Brummell, Esq., Commonly Called Beau Brummell: Commonly by William Jesse (1844)
"... midnight adventure—" Le pays de la potence "—Letter to Mrs. B n —Loses all hope of being sent to the hospital—Amiable purveyors. ..."

4. The Life of George Brummell, Esq., Commonly Called Beau Brummell by William Jesse (1844)
"... adventure — " Le pays de la potence " — Letter to Mrs. B - n Loses all hope of being ... potence ..."

5. Cyclopaedia of Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Literature by John McClintock, James Strong (1883)
"... »""»¡potence is able to annihilate what he and natural things, made and arranged the universe. It embraces everything which is not God. Creation. ..."

6. Glossary of Terms and Phrases by Henry Percy Smith (1883)
"Gibier de potence, a gallows bird. ' Gibraltar. (Pillars of Herakles.) Giffard injector. A contrivance for introducing water into a boiler without pumping. ..."

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