amissibleadj.

Brit.

/əˈmɪsᵻbl/, U.S.

/əˈmɪsəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1600s– amissible, 1700s amissable.

Etymology: < post-classical Latin amissibilis capable of being lost (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine), capable of losing (6th cent.) < classical Latin āmiss- , past participial stem of āmittere to lose (see amit v.) + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare French amissible (1671). Compare earlier amissibility n., and also amission n., amit v., amissive adj.

Chiefly Theology.

Capable of being lost.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > possession > loss > [adjective] > lost > liable to be

amissible1646

1646 W. Prynne Canterburies Doome 280 They..loosen every link of Saint Pauls golden Chaine..by making the act of justification repealable, and the habit of Faith amissible.

1672 T. Jacombe Several Serm. Rom. viii. 83 The same grace now..is not amissible as that was.

1796 Detector Detected iv. 27 By Perfection is meant perfect love..it is a state of grace improveable and amissable.

1852 I. Taylor Wesley & Methodism 213 That release from guilty fears which the Gospel affords should be thought of..as amissible.

1913 A. O'Malley Cure of Alcoholism x. 265 Sanctifying grace..is amissible through mortal sin.

1993 J. P. Raitt Colloquy of Montbeliard v. 143 If faith is not given until the Holy Spirit endows an individual with faith, is this action of God equivalent to election and hence without repentance? In other words, is faith amissible?

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	amissible
释义	amissibleadj. Brit. /əˈmɪsᵻbl/, U.S. /əˈmɪsəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1600s– amissible, 1700s amissable. Etymology: < post-classical Latin amissibilis capable of being lost (4th or 5th cent. in Augustine), capable of losing (6th cent.) < classical Latin āmiss- , past participial stem of āmittere to lose (see amit v.) + -ibilis -ible suffix. Compare French amissible (1671). Compare earlier amissibility n., and also amission n., amit v., amissive adj. Chiefly Theology. Capable of being lost. ΘΚΠ the mind > possession > loss > [adjective] > lost > liable to be amissible1646 1646 W. Prynne Canterburies Doome 280 They..loosen every link of Saint Pauls golden Chaine..by making the act of justification repealable, and the habit of Faith amissible. 1672 T. Jacombe Several Serm. Rom. viii. 83 The same grace now..is not amissible as that was. 1796 Detector Detected iv. 27 By Perfection is meant perfect love..it is a state of grace improveable and amissable. 1852 I. Taylor Wesley & Methodism 213 That release from guilty fears which the Gospel affords should be thought of..as amissible. 1913 A. O'Malley Cure of Alcoholism x. 265 Sanctifying grace..is amissible through mortal sin. 1993 J. P. Raitt Colloquy of Montbeliard v. 143 If faith is not given until the Holy Spirit endows an individual with faith, is this action of God equivalent to election and hence without repentance? In other words, is faith amissible? This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1646
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