Antonyms for explication


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ek-spli-key-shuh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˌɛk splɪˈkeɪ ʃən


Definition of explication

Origin :
  • 1520s, from Middle French explication, from Latin explicationem (nominative explicatio), noun of action from past participle stem of explicare (see explicit).
  • noun explanation
Example sentences :
  • Explication of the parable was left to the learned men to whom the story was addressed.
  • Extract from : « Jesus the Christ » by James Edward Talmage
  • Paul's entire theology was nothing but the explication of his own conversion.
  • Extract from : « The Life of St. Paul » by James Stalker
  • The phaenomenon may be real, though my explication be chimerical.
  • Extract from : « A Treatise of Human Nature » by David Hume
  • This explication is strengthened by what they did with their own fingers or their own lips.
  • Extract from : « Modern Skepticism » by C. J. Ellicott
  • The explication of all this must be looked for in the sequel.
  • Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant
  • See pages 503-506 for the explication of the serpent and the rest of the allegory.
  • Extract from : « The Round Towers of Ireland » by Henry O'Brien
  • There are others, however, where this explication is less satisfactory.
  • Extract from : « Metapsychical Phenomena » by J. Maxwell
  • And let him by questioning and explication, help them to understand them.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory (Part 4 of 4) » by Richard Baxter
  • His argument in itself is good, but his explication of it is sometimes in fault.
  • Extract from : « Fundamental Philosophy, Vol. I (of 2) » by Jaime Luciano Balmes
  • But so much for the explication of this precept, and the directive part of our discourse.
  • Extract from : « Sermons on Evil-Speaking » by Isaac Barrow

Synonyms for explication

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