Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In ancient music, the process or act of passing from a lower to a higher pitch.
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Examples
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The representation of an external thing, as it exists in human consciousness, was called an intentio.
The Political Ideas of St. Thomas Aquinas Dino Bigongiari 1997
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A brief note on this term is at place: In Arabic-Latin translation literature, intentio is very often used to render ma´nâ, with the consequence that the term intentio took on a similarly broad semantic range as its Arabic counterpart.
Influence of Arabic and Islamic Philosophy on the Latin West Hasse, Dag Nikolaus 2008
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A priest threatened with death may, without real intentio, that is, merely in appearance, pronounce absolution, administer sacraments, etc.
Christian Ethics. Volume I.���History of Ethics. 1819-1870 1873
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
Abortion Center in Youngstown, Ohio Closes After 34 Years in Business Suzanne 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
Priest who took orders from Pius XII tells of his efforts to save Jews Suzanne 2010
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The word is associated in the medieval imagination with archery: the aim of the arrow is its intentio.
John Farrell: Intelligent Design: Losing the Catholics John Farrell 2010
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The disposition of the cause to the end is its intentio.
John Farrell: Intelligent Design: Losing the Catholics John Farrell 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
The Lessons of George Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four Suzanne 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
How the Archbishop of Haiti Died Suzanne 2010
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Homo potest simul multa intendere, quia est intentio non solum finis ultimi, sed etiam finis medii: simul autem intendit aliquis et finem proximum, et ulti...
Pro-Life French Socialists Start Their Own Blog Suzanne 2010
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