Cessant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈsɛsənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Cessant is an adjective meaning (obsolete) Dormant, inactive.
Meaning
(obsolete) Dormant, inactive.
Example Sentences
[…] God hath been pleaſed, by a civil death, to contrive a juſtifiable intermiſsion of my ſecular Duties, and by ſuch a vvay, as renders even this ceſſant ſtate in ſome ſort active, and diſcharging my Obligations: […]
Synonyms for cessant
Depending on context, synonyms include abeyant, latent, dormant, dull, fallow, idle.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dormaunt, dormient, persistive, still, idleful, aunchient.
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