acceptation

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But a Genius in common Acceptation amongst us, doth not barely answer to this Sense.

From 'Of Genius', in The Occasional Paper, and Preface to The Creation by Pahl, Gretchen Graf

Agreeable Thoughts may be also reckon'd among the Natural, the Soft, and the Tender; all which in the general Acceptation, are also taken for Wit.

From An Essay on Criticism by Oldmixon, John

The same year, 1784, in which the Baptist concert for prayer was begun, saw the publication of Fuller's Gospel Worthy of all Acceptation.

From Life of William Carey by Smith, George

When Fuller called on Cecil for help, the "churchy" evangelical told him he had a poor opinion of all Baptists except one, the man who wrote The Gospel Worthy of All Acceptation.

From Life of William Carey by Smith, George

The first is the Exercise of Virtue, in the most general Acceptation of the Word.

From The Spectator, Volume 1 Eighteenth-Century Periodical Essays by Addison, Joseph