privative

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But Dr Bhar, a cosmetic surgeon who runs a privative clinic in Harley Street London, disagrees with the ban.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2022

This elevation of the privative into a contrary, or a contradictory, has been the bane of metaphysical reasoning.

From The Religious Sentiment Its Source and Aim: A Contribution to the Science and Philosophy of Religion by Brinton, Daniel Garrison

The evil in matter is due to its negative or privative aspect as the formless, which makes it the cause of defect and evil.

From A History of Mediaeval Jewish Philosophy by Husik, Isaac

E: as prefix, is privative and means without.

From Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology by Smith, John. B.

For absence of good can be taken in a privative and in a negative sense.

From Summa Theologica, Part I (Prima Pars) From the Complete American Edition by Thomas, Aquinas, Saint