different between justification vs stature

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)

1. (countable) A reason, explanation, or excuse which provides convincing, morally acceptable support for behavior or for a belief or occurrence.
2. (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.

3. (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)

1. 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)

1. justification (all senses)

Descendants

• ? English: justification
• French: justification

English

Etymology

From Old French stature, from Latin stat?ra.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?stæt?.?/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /?stæt?.?/
• Rhymes: -æt??(?)
• Hyphenation: stat?ure

Noun

stature (countable and uncountable, plural statures)

1. A person or animal's natural height when standing upright.
2. Respect coming from achievement or development.

Translations

References

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “stature”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• Sautter, Steuart, astuter, rutates

Italian

Noun

stature f

1. plural of statura

Anagrams

• sturate, turaste, urtaste

Latin

Participle

stat?re

1. vocative masculine singular of stat?rus

Middle English

Noun

stature (plural statures)

1. stature (height, tallness)

Descendants

• English: stature