Synonyms for constitutive


Grammar : Adj
Spell : kon-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo-
Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn stɪˌtu tɪv, -ˌtyu-


Définition of constitutive

Origin :
  • c.1600, "having the power of establishing," also "elemental, essential," from Medieval Latin *constitutivus, from constitut-, past participle stem of constituere (see constitute). Related: Constitutively.
  • adj essential
Example sentences :
  • They are constitutive of non-linear forms of complementarity.
  • Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin
  • If so, should not the pars regens which is constitutive have been put in?
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard
  • If the former, then christianity hath its constitutive parts, by which it is what it is.
  • Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard
  • Though not constitutive, yet are they regulative principles.
  • Extract from : « A History of Philosophy in Epitome » by Albert Schwegler
  • This constitutive mode of relatedness is, however, just taken for granted.
  • Extract from : « Spencer's Philosophy of Science » by C. Lloyd Morgan
  • But is it not the electrical relatedness that is constitutive of the atom as such?
  • Extract from : « Spencer's Philosophy of Science » by C. Lloyd Morgan
  • The hypothetical exercise of reason by the aid of ideas employed as problematical conceptions is properly not constitutive.
  • Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant
  • Nevertheless, we cannot find the constitutive principle of the Church in the sacraments alone.
  • Extract from : « The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 » by E. Rameur
  • A certain theory is seen to be essential to the fact, a certain theology to be the constitutive force in the religion.
  • Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians » by James Denney
  • Reason is not, according to Spinoza, a constitutive power in man's life; it is a regulative principle.
  • Extract from : « The Philosophy of Spinoza » by Baruch de Spinoza

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