examen

[ ig-zey-muhn ]

/ ɪgˈzeɪ mən /

noun Ecclesiastical.

an examination, as of conscience.

Origin of examen

1600–10; <Latin exāmen swarm of bees, device for weighing, balance <*exag-s-men, equivalent to *exag- base of exigere to drive out, inquire into, examine (see exact) + -s-men resultative noun suffix; cf. contaminate

Words nearby examen

ex all, exalt, exaltation, exalted, exam, examen, examinant, examination, examination for discovery, examine, examinee

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Example sentences from the Web for examen

Roger North, in his “Examen,” p. 413, calls him “a busy Scotch parson.”
Calamities and Quarrels of Authors|Isaac Disraeli
It was toward the end of September, the examen philosophicum was near.
O. T.|Hans Christian Andersen
Soon after this he published his first work, Examen de livre de la runion du Christianisme .
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5|Various
I have not seen the pamphlet entitled Facts, nor that by Lloyd, nor the Examen.
The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12)|Various

Seeing it is known to us that cement is very necessary in the examen of perfection, we say it is compounded of inflammable things.
De Re Metallica|Georgius Agricola

British Dictionary definitions for examen

examen

/ (ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn) /

noun

RC Church an examination of conscience, usually made daily by Jesuits and others

Word Origin for examen

C17: from Latin: tongue of a balance, from exigere to thrust out, from agere to thrust

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单词	examen
释义	examen [ ig-zey-muhn ] / ɪgˈzeɪ mən / noun Ecclesiastical. an examination, as of conscience. Origin of examen 1600–10; <Latin exāmen swarm of bees, device for weighing, balance <exag-s-men, equivalent to exag- base of exigere to drive out, inquire into, examine (see exact) + -s-men resultative noun suffix; cf. contaminate Words nearby examen ex all, exalt, exaltation, exalted, exam, examen, examinant, examination, examination for discovery, examine, examinee Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for examen Roger North, in his “Examen,” p. 413, calls him “a busy Scotch parson.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors\|Isaac Disraeli It was toward the end of September, the examen philosophicum was near. O. T.\|Hans Christian Andersen Soon after this he published his first work, Examen de livre de la runion du Christianisme . Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 5\|Various I have not seen the pamphlet entitled Facts, nor that by Lloyd, nor the Examen. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. IV (of 12)\|Various Seeing it is known to us that cement is very necessary in the examen of perfection, we say it is compounded of inflammable things. De Re Metallica\|Georgius Agricola British Dictionary definitions for examen examen / (ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn) / noun RC Church an examination of conscience, usually made daily by Jesuits and others Word Origin for examen C17: from Latin: tongue of a balance, from exigere to thrust out, from agere to thrust Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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