different between imitating vs schesis

English

Verb

imitating

1. present participle of imitate

Noun

imitating (plural imitatings)

1. An instance of imitation.
   • 1923, Fred Lewis Pattee, Development of the American Short Story: An Historical Survey

     According to Stoddard, a little group at one time during this period headed by Taylor delighted to meet on certain ambrosial nights to dissipate in poetic composition, in deliberate burlesquings and parodyings and imitatings of the various poets […]

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????? (skhésis, “state, condition, attitude”). See scheme.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ski?s?s/

Noun

schesis (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) General state or disposition of the body or mind, or of one thing with regard to other things; habitude.
   • 1687, John Norris, Miscellanies

     For if that Mind which has Existing in it self from all Eternity, all the Simple Essences of Things , and con?equently , all their po??ible Sche?es or Habitudes, should ever change, there would arise a new Schesis in this Mind that was not before

2. (rhetoric) A figure of speech whereby the mental habitude of an adversary or opponent is feigned for the purpose of arguing against him; mocking by imitating another's speech.

   (Can we find and add a quotation of Crabb to this entry?)

Related terms

• schesis onomaton

Anagrams

• Scheiss, schises