Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
extrinsic . - noun An outward accident or circumstance; a non-essential.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Extrinsic.
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- adjective rare
Extrinsic . - noun obsolete Something that is
extrinsic .
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Examples
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Every conceit that thoroughly warms our fancies must pass for an inspiration, if there be nothing but the strength of our persuasions, whereby to judge of our persuasions: if reason must not examine their truth by something extrinsical to the persuasions themselves, inspirations and delusions, truth and falsehood, will have the same measure, and will not be possible to be distinguished.
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When the cause is extrinsical, and the effect produced by a sensible separation, or juxta-position of discernible parts, we call it making; and such are all artificial things.
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But how many other extrinsical and possibly very remote bodies do the springs of these admirable machines depend on, which are not vulgarly observed, or so much as thought on; and how many are there which the severest inquiry can never discover?
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These are the impressions that are made on our senses by outward objects that are extrinsical to the mind; and its own operations, proceeding from powers intrinsical and proper to itself, which, when reflected on by itself, become also objects of its contemplation — are, as I have said, the original of all knowledge.
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For, allowing it to be a thing possible and conceivable that the corporeal world should have an absolute existence extrinsical to the mind of God, as well as to the minds of all created spirits; yet how could this set forth either the immensity or omniscience of the Deity, or the necessary and immediate dependence of all things on Him?
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But how many other extrinsical and possibly very remote bodies do the springs of these admirable machines depend on, which are not vulgarly observed, or so much as thought on; and how many are there which the severest inquiry can never discover?
God, Aids & Circumcision Hill, George 2005
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God; or whereon its power of so doing is founded, -- whether it be not some excellency inherent in itself, or whether it be only something foreign and extrinsical to it.
The Sermons of John Owen 1616-1683 1968
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Christ we conceive to be exceedingly undervalued by the assertors of universal redemption; for that it should be extended to this or that object, fewer or more, we showed before to be extrinsical to it.
The Death of Death in the Death of Christ 1616-1683 1967
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As was before shown, there are two parts of our spiritual glory, the one purely extrinsical, to wit, the love and favour of God unto us, his free and gracious acceptation of us in Christ.
The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966
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His kindness and favour being to us extrinsical, our sins are not opposed unto them really and directly, as though they might effectually infringe an act of the will of
The Doctrine of the Saints��� Perseverance Explained and Confirmed 1616-1683 1966
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