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I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of disputation rather than the trophies of war.
Peter Abelard

Meaning of "disputation" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DISPUTATION

disputation  [ˌdɪspjʊˈteɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DISPUTATION

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Disputation is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DISPUTATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

disputation

Disputation

In the scholastic system of education of the Middle Ages, disputations offered a formalized method of debate designed to uncover and establish truths in theology and in sciences. Fixed rules governed the process: they demanded dependence on traditional written authorities and the thorough understanding of each argument on each side.

Definition of disputation in the English dictionary

The definition of disputation in the dictionary is the act or an instance of arguing. Other definition of disputation is a formal academic debate on a thesis.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DISPUTATION


accreditation
əˌkrɛdɪˈteɪʃən
adaptation
ˌædəpˈteɪʃən
alimentation
ˌælɪmɛnˈteɪʃən
citation
saɪˈteɪʃən
consultation
ˌkɒnsəlˈteɪʃən
documentation
ˌdɒkjʊmɛnˈteɪʃən
excitation
ˌɛksɪˈteɪʃən
hesitation
ˌhɛzɪˈteɪʃən
implementation
ˌɪmplɪmenˈteɪʃən
interpretation
ɪnˌtɜːprɪˈteɪʃən
invitation
ˌɪnvɪˈteɪʃən
limitation
ˌlɪmɪˈteɪʃən
meditation
ˌmɛdɪˈteɪʃən
orientation
ˌɔːrɪɛnˈteɪʃən
presentation
ˌprɛzənˈteɪʃən
rehabilitation
ˌriːəˌbɪlɪˈteɪʃən
representation
ˌrɛprɪzɛnˈteɪʃən
reputation
ˌrɛpjʊˈteɪʃən
rotation
rəʊˈteɪʃən
transportation
ˌtrænspɔːˈteɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DISPUTATION

disprove
disprover
disprovide
dispunge
dispurvey
dispurveyance
disputability
disputable
disputableness
disputably
disputant
disputatious
disputatiously
disputatiousness
disputative
disputatively
disputativeness
dispute
disputed
disputer

WORDS THAT END LIKE DISPUTATION

action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
combination
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
destination
duration
education
evaluation
federation
formation
foundation
generation

Synonyms and antonyms of disputation in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «DISPUTATION»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «disputation» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of disputation

Translation of «disputation» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DISPUTATION

Find out the translation of disputation to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of disputation from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «disputation» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

争议
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

disputa
570 millions of speakers

English

disputation
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

विवाद
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المناظرات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

диспут
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

disputation
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিতর্ক
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dispute
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perselisihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Disput
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

論争
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

논쟁
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Disputasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

cuộc tranh luận
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொற்போர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवाद
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

münazara
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

disputa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dysputa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

диспут
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dispută
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λογομαχία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

twis
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

disputation
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

disputas
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of disputation

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPUTATION»

The term «disputation» is regularly used and occupies the 105.758 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DISPUTATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about disputation

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QUOTES WITH «DISPUTATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word disputation.
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Peter Abelard
I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of disputation rather than the trophies of war.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DISPUTATION»

Discover the use of disputation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to disputation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Barcelona and Beyond: The Disputation of 1263 and Its Aftermath
Robert Chazan's masterly analysis reconstructs the Barcelona disputation from the conflicting Christian and Jewish sources and sets it in its broad historical context, with particular attention to the post-disputation maneuvers on both ...
Robert Chazan, 1992
2
Disputation by Decree: The Public Disputations Between ...
Providing a detailed account of the emergence and development of the public disputations between D.V. Coornhert (1522-1590) and Reformed ministers, this book explores the religious and political dimensions of a controversy that reflects ...
Marianne Roobol, 2010
3
On Original Sin and a Disputation with the Jew, Leo, ...
The second translated text, A Disputation with the Jew, Leo, Concerning the Advent of Christ, the Son of God, continues the discussion, in dialogue form, of original sin and its effects.
Odo of Tournai, Irven M. Resnick, 1994
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Reading Medieval Religious Disputation: The 1240 "debate" ...
Through cognizance of the milieu and audiences of the authors, both Jewish and Christian, we can come to a more nuanced understanding of religious, cultural, and intellectual currents of thirteenth-century northern France.
Saadia R. Eisenberg, 2008
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Disputation and Dialogue: Readings in the Jewish-Christian ...
Jewish and Christian documents from patristic, medieval, and modern sources cover major issues and trends in the history of polemical exchange between the two religions
Frank Talmage, 1975
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Public Disputation, Power, and Social Order in Late Antiquity
Using select philosophical and theological debates, Lim discusses how with the advent of Christianity the public function of disputation changed from a means of discovering truth and self-identification for the orator to a means of ...
Richard Lim, 1995
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On the formal cause of substance: metaphysical disputation XV
Annotation A central piece of Suarez's (1584-1617) metaphysics, which is considered important because it was not a commentary on Aristotle, and was used in universities and by both his fellow Jesuits and Protestant scholars and theologians ...
Francisco Suárez, John Kronen, 2000
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The Medieval Culture of Disputation: Pedagogy, Practice, and ...
of philosophy, and armed with these I chose the conflicts of disputation ( conflictuspretuli disputationum) instead of the trophies of war.''41 Abelard, of course, actually did come from knightly background and, when in Paris, he strove to use the ...
Alex J. Novikoff, 2013
9
Medieval Forms of Argument: Disputation and Debate
These studies illustrate the various high and late medieval transformations of formal and formalized argument, from a broadly interdisciplinary perspective.
Georgiana Donavin, Carol Poster, Richard J. Utz, 2002
10
The Oxford Treatise and Disputation on the Eucharist, 1549
a sacred Disputation.” 20 Martyr's written commentary on 1 Corinthians, published within two years of the Disputation, does not mention the event, even in its preface to Edward VI. The relevant passage, 1 Cor. 10:16, reflecting the eucharistic ...
Pietro Martire Vermigli, Joseph C. McLelland, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DISPUTATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term disputation is used in the context of the following news items.
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Keep your feet on the ground, grads
Seek out argument and disputation for their own sake; the grave will supply plenty of time for silence. Suspect your own motives, and all ... «Nation News, Jul 15»
2
Theories on medieval Islamic cultures debunked
It was the outcome of an active sphere of discussion and disputation across the Muslim World. Although explored over a relatively long period ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
3
My Turn: Finding hope for the future on July 4
This disputation did little to promote the kind of social action that Jesus called for in the Sermon on the Mount, a call to help the dispossessed, ... «taosnews, Jul 15»
4
Mr Robot episode 2 review: eps1.1_ones-and-zer0es.mpeg
We met Tyrell once again surrounded by a disputation of lawyers (the official collective noun, I looked it up) in episode two's inventively filmed, ... «Den of Geek!, Jul 15»
5
Darko Tresnjak Helms Anastasia Barzee in KISS ME, KATE, Starting …
... with a View, Richard O'Brien's The Rocky Horror Show, The Savannah Disputation, Cornelia, Kingdom, and the 2007 Shakespeare Festival. «Broadway World, Jun 15»
6
The Bitter Irony of Leon Wieseltier's Outrage at Michael Oren
Not content to revive the medieval tradition of Jewish-Christian disputation, Wieseltier pivots like a Coney Island rollercoaster, veering from ... «Forward, Jun 15»
7
Unfair contract terms and small business contracts
... lending to small business, see small business excluded from business opportunities and create additional compliance cost and disputation. «Lexology, Jun 15»
8
Jurgen Habermas on “Faith and Knowledge”
... German philosophy in terms of a disputation between philosophy and religion. Kant shattered the marvellous symbiosis achieved by drawing ... «CounterPunch, Jun 15»
9
Opinion: Whether Tim Carmody goes or stays, the public has clearly …
... paraphrasing Lord Denning's famous dictum about judge's balancing the claims of competing parties without taking part in the disputation. «Courier Mail, Jun 15»
10
James Murphy's Subway Project Sounds Just Crazy Enough to Work
(Gothamist has yet to acknowledge his disputation.) He says it's the result of a miscommunication between different parts of the MTA. "We have ... «Papermag, Jun 15»

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