Associations to the word «Acceptation»

Wiktionary

ACCEPTATION, noun. (obsolete) Acceptance; reception; favorable reception or regard; the state of being acceptable.
ACCEPTATION, noun. The meaning in which a word or expression is understood, or generally received.
ACCEPTATION, noun. Ready belief.

Dictionary definition

ACCEPTATION, noun. Acceptance as true or valid.
ACCEPTATION, noun. The accepted meaning of a word.
ACCEPTATION, noun. The act of accepting with approval; favorable reception; "its adoption by society"; "the proposal found wide acceptance".

Wise words

The chief difference between words and deeds is that words are always intended for men for their approbation, but deeds can be done only for God.
Leo Tolstoy