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rationale
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æ.???n??l/
- (US) IPA(key): /?æ.???næl/
- Rhymes: -æl
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Latin rati?n?le.
Noun
rationale (plural rationales or rationalia)
- An explanation of the basis or fundamental reasons for something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- A justification or rationalization for something. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
Synonyms
- (explanation): reasoning, rationalization
- (justification): reasoning
Translations
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) From Latin rati?n?le.
Noun
rationale (plural rationales)
- (rare, religion) A liturgical vestment worn by some Christian bishops of various denominations.
- 2015, Gregory Dipippo, "Rationale Worn by the Bishop of Eichstätt"[1]
- the local bishop, H.E. Gregor Maria Hanke, is shown wearing that rarest of liturgical garments, the rationale.
- 2015, Gregory Dipippo, "Rationale Worn by the Bishop of Eichstätt"[1]
Translations
Anagrams
- alienator, taeniolar
Latin
Adjective
rati?n?le
- nominative singular neuter of rati?n?lis (“rational, of reason”)
- vocative singular neuter of rati?n?lis (“rational, of reason”)
- accusative singular neuter of rati?n?lis (“rational, of reason”)
Noun
rati?n?le n (genitive rati?n?lis); third declension
- The breastplate worn by Israelite high priests (Translation of ??????? (logeîon) or ?????? (lógion, “oracle”) in the Septuagint version of Exodus 28.)
- Vulgate Bible, Exodus 28:15
- Rationale quoque iudicii facies opere polymito iuxta texturam superumeralis ex auro hyacintho et purpura coccoque bis tincto et bysso retorta (And you shall make the breastplate of judgment with skillful work; like the work of the ephod you shall make it; of gold, of blue, and of purple, and of scarlet, and of fine twined linen, shall you make it.)
- Vulgate Bible, Exodus 28:15
- a rationale worn by a bishop
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
References
- rationale in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- rationale in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
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gist
English
Etymology
From Old French gist, from the verb gesir (“to lie down”), from Latin iace?. Compare French gésir or gîte (“lodging”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d??st/
- Rhymes: -?st
Noun
gist (plural gists)
- The most essential part; the main idea or substance (of a longer or more complicated matter); the crux of a matter; the pith.
- 1948, Carl Sandburg, Remembrance Rock, page 103,
- "Should they live and build their church in the American wilderness, their worst dangers would rise in and among themselves rather than outside. That was the gist of the lesson from their pastor and "wellwiller" John Robinson."
- 1996, Nicky Silver, Etiquette and Vitriol, Theatre Communications Group 1996, p. 10:
- I was really just vomiting images like spoiled sushi (that may be an ill-considered metaphor, but you get my gist).
- 2003, David McDuff, translating Fyodor Dostoevsky, Crime and Punishment, Penguin 2003 p. 183:
- I don't remember his exact words, but the gist of it was that he wanted it all for nothing, as quickly as possible, without any effort.
- 1948, Carl Sandburg, Remembrance Rock, page 103,
- (law, dated) The essential ground for action in a suit, without which there is no cause of action.
- (obsolete) Resting place (especially of animals), lodging.
- 1601, Philemon Holland's translation of Pliny's Natural History, 1st ed., book X, chapter XXIII “Of Swallowes, Ousles, or Merles, Thrushes, Stares or Sterlings, Turtles, and Stockdoves.”, p. 282:
- These Quailes have their set gists, to wit, ordinarie resting and baiting places. [These quails have their set gists, to wit, ordinary resting and baiting places.]
- 1601, Philemon Holland's translation of Pliny's Natural History, 1st ed., book X, chapter XXIII “Of Swallowes, Ousles, or Merles, Thrushes, Stares or Sterlings, Turtles, and Stockdoves.”, p. 282:
Synonyms
- (most essential part): crux, quintessence; See also Thesaurus:gist
- (essential ground for action): gravamen
- (resting place): lair
Translations
Verb
gist (third-person singular simple present gists, present participle gisting, simple past and past participle gisted)
- To summarize, to extract and present the most important parts of.
- 1873, Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the National Educational Association, session of the year 1872, at Boston, Massachusetts, page 201:
- There are two general ways of getting information, and these two general ways may be summed up in this: take one branch of study and its principles are all gisted, they have been gisted by the accumulated thought of years gone by. These gisted thoughts are axioms, or received principles, […]
- 1873, Journal of Proceedings and Addresses of the National Educational Association, session of the year 1872, at Boston, Massachusetts, page 201:
Translations
References
- Webster, Noah (1828) , “gist”, in An American Dictionary of the English Language
- “gist” in Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed, 1856.
- gist in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- GTis, ISTG, gits, stig, tigs
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??st/
- Hyphenation: gist
- Rhymes: -?st
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch gest, gist, from Old Dutch *gest, *gist, from Proto-Germanic *jestuz.
Noun
gist f (plural gisten)
- yeast
Derived terms
- biergist
- gisten
- gistzwam
Descendants
- Afrikaans: gis
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
gist
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of gisten
- imperative of gisten
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
gist
- second- and third-person singular present indicative of gissen
- (archaic) plural imperative of gissen
Middle English
Noun
gist
- Alternative form of gest
Old French
Verb
gist
- third-person singular present indicative of gesir
Romansch
Etymology
From Latin i?stus, j?stus.
Adjective
gist m (feminine singular gista, masculine plural gists, feminine plural gistas)
- right
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Alternative forms
- jeist
Etymology
From Middle English juste.
Adverb
gist
- just, just now
References
- Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN
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