synteresis

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English

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "ML." is not valid. See WT:LOL. syntērēsis (in Thomas Aquinas), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek συντήρησις (suntḗrēsis, “careful watching”), from συντηρεῖν (suntēreîn, “to keep guard”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

synteresis (uncountable)

  1. (theology, historical) An aspect of one's conscience by which one can judge wrong from right and decide on what makes good conduct (as distinguished from syneidesis).
    • Template:RQ:RBrtn AntmyMlncly, Bk.I, New York, 2001, p.166:
      Synteresis, or the purer part of the conscience, is an innate habit, and doth signify “a conservation of the knowledge of the law of God and Nature, to know good or evil”.
  2. (medicine, obsolete) Preventive treatment; prophylaxis.

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