excogitation
Example Sentences
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In an evil hour were the doctrines of the Gospel sophisticated with questions which should have been left in the Schools for those who are unwise enough to employ themselves in excogitations of useless subtlety.
From The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Coleridge, Henry Nelson
To rob is sinful, to disturb the excogitations of philosophers is blasphemous.
From Peregrine's Progress by Farnol, Jeffery
Still, it was wonderful how frequently the Wyrons' excogitations and the things Amory had found out for herself coincided.
From A Crooked Mile by Onions, Oliver [pseud.]
