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/dɪˈtɹæktəɹi/ · adjective
(now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory..
For this is not only derogatory unto the wisdom of God, who hath proposed the World unto out knowledge, and thereby the notion of Himself; but also detractory unto the intellect, and sense of man expressedly disposed for that inquisition.
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Detractory means (now rare) That detracts from something; disparaging, depreciatory..
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For this is not only derogatory unto the wisdom of God, who hath proposed the World unto out knowledge, and thereby the notion of Himself; but also detractory unto the intellect, and sense of man expressedly disposed for that inquisition.
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