unprescribedadj.
/ˌʌnprᵻˈskrʌɪbd/, U.S. /ˌənprəˈskraɪbd/ Not prescribed. Originally: not ordained, decreed, or defined. Later also: not recommended, authorized, or provided as a (medical) remedy.
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the mind > will > free will > [adjective] > not prescribed
unprescribed1549
unordained1815
1549 E. Allen tr. L. Juda Paraphr. Reuelacion S. John vii. f. ix, in M. Coverdale et al. tr. Erasmus Paraphr. Newe Test. II Here in this place..is marked or sealed a certen appoynted, & prescribed nomber, for an vncerten & an vnprescrybed nomber.
1642 Bp. J. Hall Let. from Tower 4 I have grated upon no mans conscience by the pressure..of the late Oath, or any unprescribed Ceremonie.
1690 C. Ness Compl. Hist. & Myst. Old & New Test. I. 72 He left nothing unprescribed, that..mans foolish brain might find no room to foist anything into his service.
1768 R. Wood Ess. Homer (1775) 170 A certain proportion of voluntary attention in one sex, and of unprescribed reserve in the other.
1772 W. Cullen Lect. Materia Medica 363 They [sc. fossile oils] are of so much reputation with the women, that they take them unprescribed.
1810 Eclectic Rev. Aug. 758 Whether they are zealous maintainers of liturgical forms, or are rigid advocates for the freedom of unprescribed prayer.
1871 Med. Times & Gaz. 30 Sept. 428/1 The candidate..will be required to translate a passage from an unprescribed author.
1937 B. Lay I wanted Wings 92 We were..working in a good bit of unprescribed hell-raising.
1994 Daily Tel. 6 Sept. 4/8 The increasing use of unprescribed homeopathic medicines will provide a test of their effectiveness.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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