different between terms vs ectype

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /t??mz/
• (US) IPA^(key): /t?mz/

Noun

terms

1. plural of term

Verb

terms

1. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of term

Anagrams

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Swedish

Noun

terms

1. indefinite genitive singular of term

English

Noun

ectype (plural ectypes)

1. (philosophy) A copy, usually contrasted with the original, or archetype.
   • 2001, Hermathena: A Trinity College Dublin Review, Issues 170-172, page 30,

     If my account is correct, both archetypes and ectypes are 'real' insofar as they are composed of ideas of sensation. But I draw a distinction that Johnson does not acknowledge, viz., a distinction between ontological and epistemic ectypes.

   • 2004, Jean-Luc Marion, James K. A. Smith (translator), The Crossing of the Visible, page 38,

     The painting traces itself from itself by suddenly appearing in these ectypes. But the ectypes only mark the final accomplishment of this sudden appearance.
2. An idea or impression that corresponds to external reality.

Related terms

• ectypal

French

Noun

ectype f (plural ectypes)

1. ectype