significative
Example Sentences
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I perceived the essence of their delight and gratification, which arose chiefly from this, that all things and each thing they heard from the Word were representative and significative of heavenly and spiritual things.
From Heaven and its Wonders and Hell by John Ager
The second class may be termed significative, being imposed to distinguish their bearers from others by some quality.
From St. Peter, His Name and His Office As set forth in holy scripture by Thomas W. Allies
To which the Count replied, by the word Speranza, accompanied by a clasp of the hand and a significative glance.
From The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851 by Various
Nor was it necessarily significative of friendliness; it could express hatred and the determination to see no more of another.
From Works of Lucian of Samosata — Volume 02 by F. G. (Francis George) Fowler
They could frequent the temple, keep their feasts, slay their sacrifices, and be mighty apt about all their significative things.
From Works of John Bunyan — Volume 02 by John Bunyan
