acceptation

Plural: acceptations

Noun

• acceptance as true or valid
• the accepted meaning of a word
• the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception
• The meaning (sense) in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
• Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
• The active divine decision to approve an act or circumstance, held by Scotists to be necessary to render it meritorious.

Examples

• The term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.

Synonyms

acceptance, adoption, espousal, word meaning, word sense

Related Words

acceptative