different between fiat vs condescension

English

Etymology

From Latin f?at (“let it be done”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?fa?æt/, /?fi.æt/
• Rhymes: -æt

Noun

fiat (plural fiats)

1. An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
   • 1788, Alexander Hamilton, Federalist no. 73

     The reflection that the fate of a fellow-creature depended on his sole fiat, would naturally inspire scrupulousness and caution; [...]

2. Authorization, permission or (official) sanction.

3. (English law) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.
4. (English law) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor's signature.

Translations

Derived terms

• fiat money
• fiat currency

Verb

fiat (third-person singular simple present fiats, present participle fiating, simple past and past participle fiated)

1. (transitive, used in academic debate and role-playing games) To make (something) happen.

Quotations

• For quotations using this term, see Citations:fiat.

References

• fiat in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• fita

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /fi?at/
• Rhymes: -at

Verb

fiat m (feminine fiada, masculine plural fiats, feminine plural fiades)

1. past participle of fiar

Latin

Verb

f?at

1. third-person singular present active subjunctive of f??: "may it become", "may it be made", "may it happen"
2. third-person singular present passive subjunctive of faci?: "may it become", "may it be made", "may it happen"

English

Etymology

From Latin cond?sc?nsi?

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /k?ndi?s?n??n/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /k?ndi?s?n??n/
• Rhymes: -?n??n
• Hyphenation: con?de?scen?sion

Noun

condescension (usually uncountable, plural condescensions)

1. The act of condescending; a manner of behaving toward others in an outwardly polite way that nevertheless implies one’s own superiority to the others; patronizing courtesy toward inferiors.
2. (usually uncountable, derogatory) A patronizing attitude or behavior. [from 1930s]

Synonyms

• (the act of condescending): condescendence

Related terms

• condescend
• condescending (adjective)

Translations

Further reading

• condescension in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• condescension at OneLook Dictionary Search