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PRONUNCIATION OF SYNTERESIS

synteresis  [ˌsɪntəˈriːsɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SYNTERESIS

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Synteresis 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 SYNTERESIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Synderesis

Synderesis, in scholastic moral philosophy, is the natural capacity or disposition of the practical reason to apprehend intuitively the universal first principles of human action. Reason is a single faculty, but is called differently according to the end that it assigns to its search for truth; when its goal is the mere consideration of truth, it is called speculative reason; when it considers truth in view of action, it is called practical reason. In both cases reason uses demonstration as its tool; it proceeds from the understanding of previously known truths to the statement of a proposition whose truth follows necessarily from the premises. How do we know that those premises are true? Because they are themselves conclusions of previous demonstrations. Although we could take back this process of demonstration of the truth of premises as far as we want, a regression ad infinitum would deprive the demonstrative chain of certitude. Consequently it is necessary that the point of departure of human reasoning be some immediately knowable, i.e.

Definition of synteresis in the English dictionary

The definition of synteresis in the dictionary is the function of consciousness that guides one's conduct.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SYNTERESIS


antipyresis
ˌæntɪpaɪˈriːsɪs
cataphoresis
ˌkætəfəˈriːsɪs
diaphoresis
ˌdaɪəfəˈriːsɪs
diuresis
ˌdaɪjʊˈriːsɪs
electrophoresis
ɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈriːsɪs
enuresis
ˌɛnjʊˈriːsɪs
hysteresis
ˌhɪstəˈriːsɪs
immunoelectrophoresis
ˌɪmjʊnəʊɪˌlɛktrəʊfəˈriːsɪs
ionophoresis
aɪˌɒnəfəˈriːsɪs
iontophoresis
aɪˌɒntəʊfəˈriːsɪs
natriuresis
ˌneɪtrɪjʊˈriːsɪs
oliguresis
ˌɒlɪɡjʊˈriːsɪs
paraparesis
ˌpærəpəˈriːsɪs
paresis
pəˈriːsɪs
perichoresis
ˌpɛrɪkɒˈriːsɪs
pheresis
fəˈriːsɪs
synchoresis
ˌsɪŋkəˈriːsɪs
synderesis
ˌsɪndɪˈriːsɪs
taboparesis
ˌtæbəʊpəˈriːsɪs
uresis
jʊˈriːsɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SYNTERESIS

syntagmatite
syntagmic
syntan
syntax
syntectic
syntectical
syntenic
syntenoses
syntenosis
synteny
syntexis
synth
synth-pop
syntheses
synthesis
synthesis gas
synthesisation
synthesist
synthesization
synthesize

WORDS THAT END LIKE SYNTERESIS

anaphoresis
anuresis
aphaeresis
apheresis
barophoresis
catachresis
diaeresis
dieresis
encopresis
general paresis
genesis
hypothesis
Nemesis
pathogenesis
plasmapheresis
proairesis
synaeresis
syneresis
synthesis
thesis

Synonyms and antonyms of synteresis in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «synteresis» into 25 languages

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The translations of synteresis from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «synteresis» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

synteresis
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synteresis
570 millions of speakers

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synteresis
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synteresis
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

اتقاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Синтерезисом
278 millions of speakers

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synteresis
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synteresis
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synteresis
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Synteresis
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synteresis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

のsynteresis
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

synteresis
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Sintesis
85 millions of speakers
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synteresis
80 millions of speakers

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synteresis
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सिंटॅरेसीस
75 millions of speakers

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synteresis
70 millions of speakers

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synteresis
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synteresis
50 millions of speakers

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Сінтерезісом
40 millions of speakers

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synteresis
30 millions of speakers
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synteresis
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Translator English - Afrikaans

synteresis
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synteresis
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synteresis
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of synteresis

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNTERESIS»

The term «synteresis» is barely ever used and occupies the 203.527 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SYNTERESIS» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SYNTERESIS»

Discover the use of synteresis in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to synteresis and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Luther and the Dawn of the Modern Era: Papers for the Fourth ...
Since the days of high scholasticism a distinction had been made ou the basis of earlier linguistic usage between synteresis and conscientia in connection with what we call conscience.1 In general, synteresis was regarded as an ability of the  ...
Heiko Augustinus Oberman, 1974
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Luther and Late Medieval Thomism: A Study in Theological ...
Synteresis”. in. the. Dictata. Theconcept ofsynteresisin late medieval theology was complex andopen to various understandings.In general,however, it is correcttosaythat itrefers to thehighest natural facultyof manwhich remainsintactdespite ...
Denis R. Janz, 2010
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Action and Person: Conscience in the Late Scholasticism and ...
The problem of the content of the synteresis was given a new force by the reintroduction of the synteresis notion in the via moderna after Ockham had discarded it as a result of his general objection to inborn habits. Biel asserted the existence ...
Michael G. Baylor, 1977
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Homo Spiritualis: A Comparative Study of the Anthropology of ...
specifically, the synteresis is the conservation, remnant, residue and highest part of nature preserved by God after the corruption of human nature in Adam. It remains as a "tinder" and "seed" — the "material" which is to be "resuscitated" and ...
Steven E. Ozment, 1969
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Matters of Faith and Morals
Early writers vaguely identified the mysterious synteresis with some aspect of reason or natural law. At the beginning of the thirteenth century, Stephen Langton proposed a more thoughtful and original interpretation of synteresis as a faculty ...
James Gaffney, 1987
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Conscience and Other Virtues: From Bonaventure to MacIntyre
Baylor's own explanation is that "the double synteresis which the young Luther developed may well have been the result of a deeper appreciation of Ockham's thought than that shown by Biel" (165). What is of more interest, however, is that ...
Douglas C. Langston, 2008
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Man: The Image of God
The concept of synteresis played an important role; it was already used by Jerome, and refers to the moral abilities of man, the drive toward the good conscience then being the practical application of synteresis in specific cases." In contrast to ...
G. C. Berkouwer, 1962
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The Transformation of Natural Philosophy: The Case of Philip ...
Traditionally, innate knowledge about good and bad actions was called ' synteresis'.93 Melanchthon is careful to point out, however, that the kind of innate knowledge he is talking about is nothing like the traditional idea of 'synteresis' which ...
Sachiko Kusukawa, 1995
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Conscience, Equity and the Court of Chancery in Early Modern ...
o According to Baylor, 'an affective or volitional synteresis was not unknown among late medieval thinkers',111 prominent among whom was Jean Gerson. As we shall see in the next chapter, Gerson apparently heavily influenced St. German's ...
Dennis R. Klinck, 2010
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Quaker Constitutionalism and the Political Thought of John ...
Although aspects of the idea of synteresis had become an accepted part of English thought, the word synteresis itself had become obsolete by Penn's time. Some of its meaning, however, was transferred into the terms “instinct” and the “ spark ...
Jane E. Calvert, 2009

5 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SYNTERESIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term synteresis is used in the context of the following news items.
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십자가의 길: 하이델베르크 논쟁(1518) (3)
특별히 루터는 로마서 3장 10절에 관한 주석에서 "우리는 전적으로 악에 기울어져 있어서, 선을 향하게 하는 신테레시스(synteresis)가 우리 안에는 결코 존재하지 ... «기독일보, Sep 14»
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Normy etyczne nie podlegają kompromisom
Rdz 3,5; 2,17) i stąd doświadczenia fundamentalnej normy powinności: „czyń dobro, unikaj zła” (prasumienie, synteresis). Jest to norma powszechna, ... «Nasz Dziennik, Jun 14»
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Normy etyczne, jeśli są jasne i pewne, nie podlegają kompromisom
Rdz 3,5; 2,17) i stąd doświadczenia fundamentalnej normy powinności: „czyń dobro, unikaj zła” (prasumienie, synteresis). Jest to norma powszechna, ... «Katolicka Agencia Informacyjna, Jun 14»
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La clave de la renuncia del Papa: la conciencia
El término sindéresis (synteresis) confluyó en la tradición medieval en la conciencia de la doctrina estoica del microcosmos13. Pero su significado exacto no ... «Periodista Digital, Feb 13»
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Miejsce sumienia
Odniesienie do wspomnienia sprawia, że preferuje raczej Platoński termin anamnęsis (anamneza) niż oryginalne stoickie słowo synteresis, używane przez ... «Opoka, Sep 11»

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