entitatively
- adverb
- /ˌɛntɪˈteɪtɪvli/
- Specialized
- The researcher viewed the data entitatively, treating all elements as part of a unified system.
Examples
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In other words, the basic scheme of Philip the Chancellor was complemented by an accumulation of further insights and enriched by the Thomist formulation of grace and nature as two entitatively disproportionate and coordinated orders.
Academic text (2010) -
(n25) Philip the Chancellor, who initiated this new theoretical horizon, explained the theorem of the supernatural by distinguishing two entitatively disproportionate orders: the natural and the supernatural.
Academic text (2007) -
When analyzing the artwork, critics often discuss it entitatively, emphasizing its holistic composition.
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In her thesis, she approached the subject entitatively, considering various factors as interconnected parts of a larger whole.
Antonyms
How Whole
4
5.4
- Specialized
95
3.6
123
2.5
16
7.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
entitatively = entitative (semi-transparent) = entity + ative + ly
The suffix '-ly' is a standard adverbial formation, but 'entitative' is not a common adjective.
Etymology
The word entitatively comes from entity, which comes from the Latin ens meaning 'being'. A helpful way to remember it is to think of seeing or treating something as one 'being' or one 'whole', so entitatively means looking at it as a single, separate unit.