Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In an intrinsic manner; internally; in its nature; essentially.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb Internally; in its nature; essentially; really; truly.
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- adverb In an
intrinsic manner;internally ;essentially .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb with respect to its inherent nature
Etymologies
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Examples
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Indeed, it takes positions that directly contradict Church teaching, going so far as offer a vigorous defense of torture, something we know as intrinsically evil.
Vox Nova 2009
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They simply seem find the idea intrinsically distasteful.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Exploitation” of the Poor is a Poor Reason to Ban Organ Markets: 2009
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On this showing, the relevant "object" of the human act can be characterized as intrinsically evil not only apart from the agent's further intention in doing what he does, but apart from his immediate intention as well.
Archive 2007-12-01 Mike L 2007
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High on the list, opposition to abortion -- which the church calls intrinsically evil.
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High on the list, opposition to abortion, which the church calls intrinsically evil.
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On this showing, the relevant "object" of the human act can be characterized as intrinsically evil not only apart from the agent's further intention in doing what he does, but apart from his immediate intention as well.
The concept of the "intrinsically evil" Mike L 2007
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High on the list, opposition to abortion, which the church calls intrinsically evil.
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It was, I recognize now, a crude idea — evidently I had not even got away from the idea of intrinsically valuable money — but none of us in those days had had the educational benefit of the monetary and credit convulsions that followed the Peace of Versailles.
The Shape of Things to Come Herbert George 2006
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But just as no mortal can be more evil than good, so also no immortal can be more evil than good, that is to say intrinsically and over a vast space of time.
The Complex Vision John Cowper Powys 1917
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Different structures contain or suggest more or less of this kind of beauty, and in that proportion may be called intrinsically better or worse.
The Sense of Beauty Being the Outlines of Aesthetic Theory George Santayana 1907
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