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[a. F. naturalité (14th c.), ad. late L. nātūrālitat-em (Tertullian): see natural a. and -ity.]
†1. Natural character or quality. Obs.
a1533Ld. Berners Gold. Bk. M. Aurel. Prol. A j b, Contrary in their opinions, as dyuers in their naturalities. Ibid. let. x. 131 b, The goddis by their naturalyte and power close vp the furies, and gouerne the steres. 1651N. Biggs New Disp. ⁋174 To arraigne and examine the naturalities of the other universal main pillars of curing. 1659Torriano, Spécie, kind.., quality, or naturality.
†2.
a. A state of nature, as opposed to morality.
1619J. Sempill Sacrilege Handled App. 47 They haue even lost the common Principles with Brutish Naturalitie, which..will euen vse a kinde of Commutatiue Iustice, and retribution. 1653Baxter Saints' R. ii. Pref. (1662) 169 As all Morality presupposeth Naturality.
†b. Natural unmodified state. Obs. rare—1.
1649Bulwer Pathomyot. ii. i. 96 Which expression is seen in its pure naturality in Boyes.
†3.
a. Naturalness; the fact of being in accordance with nature. Obs.
1643Sir T. Browne Relig. Med. i. §19 The villany of that Spirit..by demonstrating a naturality in one way, makes us mistrust a miracle in another. 1678Cudworth Intell. Syst. Pref., Answering the Objection, against the Naturality of the Idea of God, from the Pagan Polytheism.
†b. Closeness to nature. Obs. rare—1.
1651G. Daniel Let. Wks. (Grosart) II. 206 You may iudge Draughts sometimes in Cole-Works, to hit the Naturalitie of Lines Studied by finer Pencills.
4. Natural († modesty,) feeling or conduct. In later use Sc.
1628F. Greville Life Sidney x. (1652) 123 Greater resolution..than the naturality, diffidence, and quiet complexion of the Princes then reigning could well bear. 1822Galt Sir A. Wylie xcix, I was vexed when I thought he was dead, and that I should have so little naturality. 1847Mrs Carlyle Early Lett. (1889) 173 To rouse lethargic friends into naturality.
5. An illustration drawn from natural things.
1649Milton Eikon. xxi. Wks. 1851 III. 484 They..are in his naturalities no better then Spiders. a1849H. Coleridge Ess. (1851) II. 41 Any sort of illustrations..are better than stale common-place naturalities, which show no acquaintance with actual nature.
†6. The position or rights of a natural-born subject. Obs. rare.
1558Acts Parlt. Scot. (1814) II. 507 The maist cristine king of france hes grantit ane lettre of Naturalitie for him and his successouris. 1614W. Barclay Nepenthes A 4 b, The Spaniards, who haue giuen it the right of naturalitie in their soyle terme it Tabacco. |