Accipient
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əkˈsɪpiənt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Accipient is a noun meaning (Late Modern, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).
Meaning
(Late Modern, obsolete) Someone who, or something which, accepts (willingly receives).
Example Sentences
[…]these grave and not over-eager accipients of the invitation to the festivity[…]
He penned voluminous epistles, to complain of "a trivial oversight in her otherwise irreproachable system of philanthropy," or to convey a "father's acknowledgments for the soul-elevating teachings of which his beloved offspring were accipients;" and when they were unnoticed, his visits were frequent.
“[…]God is the author of salvation, Free will only is susceptible. None but God is able to give it; none but Free will is able to lay hold of it. Therefore it is given by God alone, and given to Free will alone. On the one hand it cannot exist without the consent of the accipient, and on the other hand not without the grace of the giver.[…]”
Word Forms
- accipients
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include superaccept, receipt, absorbate, allower, accommodation, destinatory.
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