- a variation of preponderance.
preponderancy
Example Sentences
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Presumption, persuasion, belief, conclusion, conviction, moral certainty,—doubt, wavering, distrust, disbelief,—are words which imply an increase or decrease of this preponderancy.
From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by John Henry Newman
Huss exerted himself with such vigour, that the foreigners were deprived of their preponderancy, and the Carolinum, under his guidance, became henceforth the great bulwark of the Reformed opinions.
From Germany, Bohemia, and Hungary, Visited in 1837. Vol. II by G. R. (George Robert) Gleig
And as this preponderancy may vary almost infinitely, so likewise may the degrees of assent.
From An Essay In Aid Of A Grammar Of Assent by John Henry Newman
But whatever drawbacks may be made from the perfect by the imperfect qualities that have been stated, there is a great preponderancy on the side of virtue.
From A Portraiture of Quakerism, Volume 3 by Thomas Clarkson
The cardinal difference, and one which stands out in bold relief, is that the Australian food habits are characterised by a preponderancy of meat diet and a corresponding neglect of vegetable products.
From The Art of Living in Australia ; together with three hundred Australian cookery recipes and accessory kitchen information by Mrs. H. Wicken by Philip E. Muskett
