advertence

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Superficial attention is that advertence of soul which applies itself to the correct recitation of the words, avoiding errors of pronunciation, mutilation, transposition, etc., etc.

From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.

To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah

Lack of advertence always lessens pain and may even nullify it until it becomes exceedingly severe.

From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Here as in all exercise, companionship which removes conscious attention from advertence to the will greatly aids.

From Health Through Will Power by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)

Most theologians since the Council of Trent maintain that the inordinate movements of passion which precede the advertence of reason, such as lust, envy, sloth, etc., are not sins.

From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Callan, Charles Jerome