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effectualness Now rare.|ɛˈfɛktjʊəlnɪs|
[f. as prec. + -ness.]
The quality of being effectual; the power of producing effects; efficacy.
1545Pref. Hen. VIII's Primer in Wilkins Concilia III. 873 The pith or effectualnes [Lat. vim] of the talke. 1587Golding De Mornay xxx. (1617) 523 The effectualnesse of his doctrine in the curing of mens soules. 1621Ainsworth Annot. Pentat. Ex. iv. 7 A thing done in the bosome signifieth secresie and effectualnesse. 1696Stillingfl. Serm. I. iv. (R.) From the effectualness of it in order to that end, it is the power of God to salvation. 1877M. Arnold Last Ess. Ch. 91 Has the advantage of a far greater effectualness than Butler's way. |