Difference between revisions of "Constitution"

<p> (1): </p> <p> (n.) The act or process of constituting; the action of enacting, establishing, or appointing; enactment; establishment; formation. </p> <p> (2): </p> <p> (n.) An authoritative ordinance, regulation or enactment; especially, one made by a [[Roman]] emperor, or one affecting ecclesiastical doctrine or discipline; as, the constitutions of Justinian. </p> <p> (3): </p> <p> (n.) The fundamental, organic law or principles of government of men, embodied in written documents, or implied in the institutions and usages of the country or society; also, a written instrument embodying such organic law, and laying down fundamental rules and principles for the conduct of affairs. </p> <p> (4): </p> <p> (n.) The aggregate of mental qualities; temperament. </p> <p> (5): </p> <p> (n.) The state of being; that form of being, or structure and connection of parts, which constitutes and characterizes a system or body; natural condition; structure; texture; conformation. </p> <p> (6): </p> <p> (n.) The aggregate of all one's inherited physical qualities; the aggregate of the vital powers of an individual, with reference to ability to endure hardship, resist disease, etc.; as, a robust constitution. </p>

<p> in the [[Roman]] Church, a decree of the pope in matters of doctrine. In France, the name has been applied, by way of eminence, to the famous bull [[Unigenitus]] of the year 1713. (See [[Unigenitus]]). </p>