conformable+to+nature

  • 1conformable — /keuhn fawr meuh beuhl/, adj. 1. corresponding in form, nature, or character; similar. 2. compliant; obedient; submissive: a conformable disposition. 3. Geol. of or pertaining to an unbroken sequence of strata or beds, characteristic of… …

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  • 2conformable — adjective (usu. conformable to) 1》 disposed or accustomed to conform. 2》 similar in nature; consistent. 3》 Geology (of strata) deposited in a continuous sequence, and having the same direction of stratification. Derivatives conformability noun… …

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  • 3conformable — con•form•a•ble [[t]kənˈfɔr mə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) corresponding in form, nature, or character; similar 2) compliant; obedient; submissive 3) gel of or pertaining to an unbroken sequence of geologic strata or beds, characteristic of uninterrupted… …

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  • 4Law of nature — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …

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  • 5Actual Grace — • A grace that is given for the performance of salutary acts and is present and disappears with the action itself Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Actual Grace     Actual Grace …

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  • 6Historicism — refers to philosophical theories that include one or both of two claims:# that there is an organic succession of developments, a notion also known as historism (in German historismus ), and/or; # that local conditions and peculiarities influence… …

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  • 7natural — I. a. 1. Of nature. 2. Original, indigenous, native. 3. Essential, characteristic, native. 4. Regular, normal, legitimate, in the course of nature, consistent with nature, conformable to nature. 5. Affectionate, kind. 6. Unaffected, real, genuine …

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  • 8Philo of Alexandria —     Philo Judæus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Philo Judæus     Born about 25 B.C.. His family, of a sacerdotal line, was one of the most powerful of the populous Jewish colony of Alexandria. His brother Alexander Lysimachus was steward to… …

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  • 9Irregular — Ir*reg u*lar, a. [Pref. ir not + regular: cf. F. irr[ e]gulier.] Not regular; not conforming to a law, method, or usage recognized as the general rule; not according to common form; not conformable to nature, to the rules of moral rectitude, or… …

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  • 10irregular — Not regular; not according to established law, method, or usage; not conformable to nature, to rules of moral rectitude, or to established principles; not normal, disorderly. Sultan Turkish Bath, Inc. v. Board of Police Com rs of City of Los… …

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