Acceptation
Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary [1]
There is nothing more opposed to each other, than the Scripture sense of acceptation, as it relates to the Lord, and as it relates to man. To accept any man's person, is the sinful act of a sinful man. And to accept a poor sinner in Christ, is the gracious act of a gracious God. And those different views of acceptation very fully explain the meaning of the apostle, in his sermon before Cornelius and his household. "Of a truth I perceive, (said Peter)that God is no respecter of persons." God hath no respect to the person of any, but as they are in Christ. It is to Jesus, that the Lord hath respect. And, therefore, "in every nation, he that feareth him and worketh righteousness, is accepted with Jesus." ( Acts 10:34-35.)
King James Dictionary [2]
ACCEPTA'TION, n.
1. Kind reception a receiving with favor or approbation.
This is a saying worthy of all acceptation. 1 Timothy 1 .
2. A state of being acceptable favorable regard.
Some things are of great dignity and acceptation with God
But in this sense acceptableness is more generally used.
3. the meaning or sense in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received as a term is to be used according to its usual acceptation. 4. Reception in general. Obs.
Webster's Dictionary [3]
(1): (n.) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; state of being acceptable.
(2): (n.) The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received; as, term is to be used according to its usual acceptation.
