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justification
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French justification, from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?d??st?f??ke???n/
- Rhymes: -e???n
Noun
justification (countable and uncountable, plural justifications)
- (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
- (Christianity, uncountable) The forgiveness of sin.
- 1999, Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification:
- […] to articulate a common understanding of our justification by God’s grace through faith in Christ.
- 1999, Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification:
- (typography, uncountable) The alignment of text to the left margin (left justification), the right margin (right justification), or both margins (full justification).
Antonyms
- conviction
- condemnation
Derived terms
- self-justification
Related terms
- justify
- acquittal
- exculpation
Translations
French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem < iustificatio, from iustifico, from Latin iustus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ys.ti.fi.ka.sj??/
Noun
justification f (plural justifications)
- justification (reason, excuse, etc.)
Related terms
- justifier
Further reading
- “justification” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Middle French
Etymology
From Old French, borrowed from Late Latin iustificationem, justificationem.
Noun
justification f (plural justifications)
- justification (all senses)
Descendants
- ? English: justification
- French: justification
justification From the web:
- what justification means
- what does justification mean
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motive
English
Etymology
From Middle English motif, from Anglo-Norman motif, Middle French motif, and their source, Late Latin motivum (“motive, moving cause”), neuter of motivus (“serving to move”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?m??t?v/
- (General American) IPA(key): /?mo?t?v/
Noun
motive (plural motives)
- (obsolete) An idea or communication that makes one want to act, especially from spiritual sources; a divine prompting. [14th-17th c.]
- An incentive to act in a particular way; a reason or emotion that makes one want to do something; anything that prompts a choice of action. [from 15th c.]
- 1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano:
- Many of them at first seemed kind to him, but it turned out their motives were not entirely altruistic.
- Synonym: motivation
- 1947, Malcolm Lowry, Under the Volcano:
- (obsolete, rare) A limb or other bodily organ that can move. [15th-17th c.]
- (law) Something which causes someone to want to commit a crime; a reason for criminal behaviour. [from 18th c.]
- (architecture, fine arts) A motif. [from 19th c.]
- (music) A motif; a theme or subject, especially one that is central to the work or often repeated. [from 19th c.]
Synonyms
- (creative works) motif
Related terms
Translations
Verb
motive (third-person singular simple present motives, present participle motiving, simple past and past participle motived)
- (transitive) To prompt or incite by a motive or motives; to move.
- Synonym: motivate
Translations
Adjective
motive (not comparable)
- Causing motion; having power to move, or tending to move
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society 2007, p. 195:
- In the motive parts of animals may be discovered mutuall proportions; not only in those of Quadrupeds, but in the thigh-bone, legge, foot-bone, and claws of Birds.
- Synonym: moving
- 1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society 2007, p. 195:
- Relating to motion and/or to its cause
- Synonym: motional
Translations
Further reading
- motive in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
- motive in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- motive at OneLook Dictionary Search
Anagrams
- evomit, move it
French
Verb
motive
- first-person singular present indicative of motiver
- third-person singular present indicative of motiver
- first-person singular present subjunctive of motiver
- third-person singular present subjunctive of motiver
- second-person singular imperative of motiver
Latin
Adjective
m?t?ve
- vocative masculine singular of m?t?vus
Portuguese
Verb
motive
- first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of motivar
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of motivar
- third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of motivar
- third-person singular (você) negative imperative of motivar
Romanian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [mo?tive]
Noun
motive
- plural of motiv
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
motive (Cyrillic spelling ??????)
- accusative plural of motiv
- vocative singular of motiv
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mo?tibe/, [mo?t?i.??e]
Verb
motive
- Formal second-person singular (usted) imperative form of motivar.
- First-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of motivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of motivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present subjunctive form of motivar.
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- what motif is used in these lines
- what motifs are predominant in traditional haiku
- what motive mean
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- what motif is presented in the poem
- what motives caused the growth of imperialism
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