advertence
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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
Internal attention is application or advertence of the mind.
From The Divine Office by Quigley, Edward J.
Hir advertence is alwey elles-where; For Troilus ful faste hir soule soughte; With-outen word, alwey on him she thoughte.
From Troilus and Criseyde by Chaucer, Geoffrey
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)
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.
