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 superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
AEAR
Hint 3 another clue
CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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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).