antiperistasis
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English
Etymology
anti- + peristasis
Noun
antiperistasis (usually uncountable, plural antiperistases)
- (philosophy) The heightening of the force of an opposing process.
- 1642, Tho[mas] Browne, “The Second Part”, in Religio Medici. , 4th edition, London: E. Cotes for Andrew Crook , published 1656, →OCLC, section 10, page 159:
- [T]here are in the moſt depraved and venemous diſpoſitions, certain pieces that remaine untoucht, vvhich by an Antiperiſtaſis become more excellent, or by the excellency of their antipathies are able to preſerve themſelves from the contagion of their enemies vices, and perſiſt intire beyond the generall corruption.
Translations
the heightening of the force of an opposing process
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Latin
Noun
antiperistasis f (genitive antiperistasis or antiperistaseōs or antiperistasios); third declension
Declension
Third-declension noun (Greek-type, i-stem, i-stem).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | antiperistasis | antiperistasēs antiperistaseis |
| Genitive | antiperistasis antiperistaseōs antiperistasios |
antiperistasium |
| Dative | antiperistasī | antiperistasibus |
| Accusative | antiperistasim antiperistasin antiperistasem1 |
antiperistasēs antiperistasīs |
| Ablative | antiperistasī antiperistase1 |
antiperistasibus |
| Vocative | antiperistasis antiperistasi |
antiperistasēs antiperistaseis |
1Found sometimes in Medieval and New Latin.
References
- antiperistasis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- antiperistasis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016