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== King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60032" /> == | == King James Dictionary <ref name="term_60032" /> == | ||
<p> | <p> EXAMINA'TION, n. L. examinatio. See Examen. </p> 1. The act of examining a careful search or inquiry, with a view to discover truth or the real state of things careful and accurate inspection of a thing and its parts as an examination of a house or a ship. 2. Mental inquiry disquisition careful consideration of the circumstances or facts which relate to a subject or question a view of qualities and relations, and an estimate of their nature and importance. 3. [[Trial]] by a rule or law. 4. In judicial proceedings, a careful inquiry into facts by testimony an attempt to ascertain truth by inquiries and interrogatories as the examination of a witness or the merits of a cause. 5. In seminaries of learning, an inquiry into the acquisitions of the students, by questioning them in literature and the sciences, and by hearing their recitals. 6. In chimistry and other sciences, a searching for the nature and qualities of substances, by experiments the practice or application of the docimastic art. | ||
== Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_119196" /> == | == Webster's Dictionary <ref name="term_119196" /> == | ||
<p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) | <p> '''(1):''' ''' (''' n.) A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry. </p> <p> '''(2):''' ''' (''' n.) The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment. </p> | ||
== Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19727" /> == | == Charles Buck Theological Dictionary <ref name="term_19727" /> == | ||
<p> Self. </p> <p> See | <p> Self. </p> <p> See SELF-EXAMINATION. </p> | ||
==References == | ==References == | ||
Latest revision as of 10:12, 13 October 2021
King James Dictionary [1]
EXAMINA'TION, n. L. examinatio. See Examen.
1. The act of examining a careful search or inquiry, with a view to discover truth or the real state of things careful and accurate inspection of a thing and its parts as an examination of a house or a ship. 2. Mental inquiry disquisition careful consideration of the circumstances or facts which relate to a subject or question a view of qualities and relations, and an estimate of their nature and importance. 3. Trial by a rule or law. 4. In judicial proceedings, a careful inquiry into facts by testimony an attempt to ascertain truth by inquiries and interrogatories as the examination of a witness or the merits of a cause. 5. In seminaries of learning, an inquiry into the acquisitions of the students, by questioning them in literature and the sciences, and by hearing their recitals. 6. In chimistry and other sciences, a searching for the nature and qualities of substances, by experiments the practice or application of the docimastic art.
Webster's Dictionary [2]
(1): ( n.) A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; as, the examination of a student, or of a candidate for admission to the bar or the ministry.
(2): ( n.) The act of examining, or state of being examined; a careful search, investigation, or inquiry; scrutiny by study or experiment.
Charles Buck Theological Dictionary [3]
Self.
See SELF-EXAMINATION.
