Crossword-Solution: DIFFERENTIA
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Differentia | n. | The formal or distinguishing part of the essence of a species; the characteristic attribute of a species; specific difference. |
We have 3 clues for the answer “DIFFERENTIA”
| Clue | Answers |
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| Distinguishing property or mark, in logic. | 1 answer |
| Distinguishing mark. | 5 answers |
| DISTINGUISHING characteristic | 5 answers |
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Hint 1 meaning
The apparent arc described, above or below the horizon, by the
sun or other celestial body. The diurnal arc is described during the
daytime, the nocturnal arc during the night.
Hint 2 anagram
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Hint 3 another clue
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Sentences with DIFFERENTIA (5)
And mark, for a last differentia, that this quickening of the pulse is, in almost every case, purely agreeable; that these phantom reproductions of experience, even at their most acute, convey decided pleasure; while experience itself, in the cockpit of life, can torture and slay.
That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important _differentia_ of religion for our purpose; and just what it is can easily be brought out by comparing the mind of an abstractly conceived Christian with that of a moralist similarly conceived.
Moreover, the definition of the differentia may be predicated of that of which the differentia itself is predicated.
Gladstone appears to consider that the _differentia_ between a lecture and a sermon is, that the former, so far as it deals with matters of fact, may be taken seriously, as meaning exactly what it says, while a sermon may not.
This theoretic curiosity seems to be the characteristically human differentia, and humanism recognizes its enormous scope.
Quotes with DIFFERENTIA (1)
Spinoza formulated the profoundly important principle that *all determination is negation*. To determine a thing is to cut it off from some sphere of being and so to limit it. To define is to set boundaries. To say that a thing is green limits it by cutting it from the sphere of pink, blue, or other-coloured things. To say that it is good cuts it off from the sphere of evil. This limitation is the same as negation. To *affirm* that a thing is within certain limits is to *deny…
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Appears in: NYT.
Used 2 times in crossword archives (1945–1960).