Word Meanings - COMPREHENSION - Book Publishers vocabulary database
The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term. (more info) 1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion. In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open
Additional info about word: COMPREHENSION
The complement of attributes which make up the notion signified by a general term. (more info) 1. The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion. In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the Old. Hooker. 2. That which is comrehended or inclosed within narrow limits; a summary; an epitome. Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a comprehension of them. Chillingworth. 3. The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand; the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception; understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
Possible synonyms: (Same meaning words of COMPREHENSION)
- Intelligence
- Understanding
- apprehension
- comprehension
- conception
- announcement
- report
- rumor
- tidings
- news
- information
- publication
- mind
- knowledge
- advice
- notice
- instruction
- intellect
- Science
- Knowledge
- Information
- skill
- experience
- expertness
- understanding
- investigation
- truth
Possible antonyms: (opposite words of COMPREHENSION)
Related words: (words related to COMPREHENSION)
- INVESTIGATION
The act of investigating; the process of inquiring into or following up; research; study; inquiry, esp. patient or thorough inquiry or examination; as, the investigations of the philosopher and the mathematician; the investigations of the judge, - SKILLFUL
1. Discerning; reasonable; judicious; cunning. "Of skillful judgment." Chaucer. 2. Possessed of, or displaying, skill; knowing and ready; expert; well-versed; able in management; as, a skillful mechanic; -- often followed by at, in, or of; as, - EXPERIENCED
Taught by practice or by repeated observations; skillful or wise by means of trials, use, or observation; as, an experienced physician, workman, soldier; an experienced eye. The ablest and most experienced statesmen. Bancroft. - ADVICE
Counseling to perform a specific illegal act. Wharton. Advice boat, a vessel employed to carry dispatches or to reconnoiter; a dispatch boat. -- To take advice. To accept advice. To consult with another or others. Syn. -- Counsel; suggestion; - APPREHENSION
1. The act of seizing or taking hold of; seizure; as, the hand is an organ of apprehension. Sir T. Browne. 2. The act of seizing or taking by legal process; arrest; as, the felon, after his apprehension, escaped. 3. The act of grasping with the - SUPPRESSOR
One who suppresses. - TRUTHY
Truthful; likely; probable. "A more truthy import." W. G. Palgrave. - TIDINGS
Account of what has taken place, and was not before known; news. I shall make my master glad with these tidings. Shak. Full well the busy whisper, circling round, Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned. Goldsmith. Note: Although tidings is - MISREPORT
To report erroneously; to give an incorrect account of. Locke. - UNDERSTANDINGLY
In an understanding manner; intelligibly; with full knowledge or comprehension; intelligently; as, to vote upon a question understandingly; to act or judge understandingly. The gospel may be neglected, but in can not be understandingly disbelieved. - INTELLECTUALIST
1. One who overrates the importance of the understanding. Bacon. 2. One who accepts the doctrine of intellectualism. - SKILLED
Having familiar knowledge united with readiness and dexterity in its application; familiarly acquainted with; expert; skillful; -- often followed by in; as, a person skilled in drawing or geometry. - INTELLECT
The part or faculty of the human soul by which it knows, as distinguished from the power to feel and to will; sometimes, the capacity for higher forms of knowledge, as distinguished from the power to perceive objects in their relations; the power - NOTICE
1. The act of noting, remarking, or observing; observation by the senses or intellect; cognizance; note. How ready is envy to mingle with the notices we take of other persons ! I. Watts. 2. Intelligence, by whatever means communicated; knowledge - CONCEPTIONAL
Pertaining to conception. - PUBLICATION
1. The act of publishing or making known; notification to the people at large, either by words, writing, or printing; proclamation; divulgation; promulgation; as, the publication of the law at Mount Sinai; the publication of the gospel; - SKILLIGALEE
A kind of thin, weak broth or oatmeal porridge, served out to prisoners and paupers in England; also, a drink made of oatmeal, sugar, and water, sometimes used in the English navy or army. - INTELLIGENCER
One who, or that which, sends or conveys intelligence or news; a messenger. All the intriguers in foreign politics, all the spies, and all the intelligencers . . . acted solely upon that principle. Burke. - EVADE
To get away from by artifice; to avoid by dexterity, subterfuge, address, or ingenuity; to elude; to escape from cleverly; as, to evade a blow, a pursuer, a punishment; to evade the force of an argument. The heathen had a method, more truly their - INFORMATION
A proceeding in the nature of a prosecution for some offens against the government, instituted and prosecuted, really or nominally, by some authorized public officer on behalt of the government. It differs from an indictment in criminal - SUPERCONCEPTION
Superfetation. Sir T. Browne. - PREKNOWLEDGE
Prior knowledge. - INSUPPRESSIBLE
That can not be suppressed or concealed; irrepressible. Young. -- In`sup*press"i*bly, adv. - PREAPPREHENSION
An apprehension or opinion formed before examination or knowledge. Sir T. Browne. - PRESCIENCE
Knowledge of events before they take place; foresight. God's certain prescience of the volitions of moral agents. J. Edwards. - ACKNOWLEDGE
1. To of or admit the knowledge of; to recognize as a fact or truth; to declare one's belief in; as, to acknowledge the being of a God. I acknowledge my transgressions. Ps. li. 3. For ends generally acknowledged to be good. Macaulay. 2. To own