desiderate

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Not jural but peaceable settlement of disputes is the motto of these men; they do not desiderate justice in the sense of existing law, but equity such as contents both parties.

From The Future of International Law by Oppenheim, L. (Lassa)

Certainly, with such a central board in existence as that which we desiderate, no such type of schoolmaster would continue to hold office in a national seminary.

From Leading Articles on Various Subjects by Davidson, John

Unity is the common desiderate of philosophic systems of all metaphysical types—neutral, materialistic, idealistic.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.

Let those who deny that Secular Truth meets the emotional part of their nature, settle what is the nature of the emotions they desiderate.

From The Principles Of Secularism by Holyoake, George Jacob

It is the authoritative sentence of the Church then on this difficult subject that we desiderate.

From The Causes of the Corruption of the Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels Being the Sequel to The Traditional Text of the Holy Gospels by Miller, Edward