Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to, based on, or determined by the character of a person or group.
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- adjective Pertaining to
characterology .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The term characterological problem refers to psychological problems that have been caused by problems in a persons normal psychological development and not because of their genes.
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It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage--the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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One thing that movement conservatives have a hard time grasping is that so-called “characterological conservatives” do not necessarily (or even frequently) have any interest or anything in common with “conservatism” as an ideological movement.
Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With Standing Athwart History 2009
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You lead out of a feeling that your opposition is really only the latest incarnation of that old characterological evil that you always knew was there.
A Referendum on the Redeemer Shelby Steele 2010
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It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage--the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage--the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage--the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage--the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage--the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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It is the notion of ascribing moral, social or political significance to a man's genetic lineage--the notion that a man's intellectual and characterological traits are produced and transmitted by his internal body chemistry.
Michael Shermer: Why Liberals Should See (and Like) Atlas Shrugged Part 1 Michael Shermer 2011
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