advertence
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Lack of advertence always lessens pain and may even nullify it until it becomes exceedingly severe.
From Health Through Will Power by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
The guilt incurred by those who thus curse and damn, leaving aside the scandal which is thereby nearly always given, is naturally measured by the degree of advertence possessed by such persons.
From Explanation of Catholic Morals A Concise, Reasoned, and Popular Exposition of Catholic Morals by John H. (John Henry) Stapleton
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 Edward J. Quigley
To this difference it is right that advertence should be had in regulating taxation.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Noah Webster
Here as in all exercise, companionship which removes conscious attention from advertence to the will greatly aids.
From Health Through Will Power by James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
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