examen

[ ig-zey-muhn ]

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noun

, Ecclesiastical.

an examination, as of conscience.

examen

/ ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn /

noun

RC Church an examination of conscience, usually made daily by Jesuits and others

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Word History and Origins

Origin of examen¹

1600–10; < Latin exāmen swarm of bees, device for weighing, balance < *exag-s-men, equivalent to *exag- base of exigere to drive out, inquire into, examine ( exact ) + -s-men resultative noun suffix; contaminate

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Word History and Origins

Origin of examen¹

C17: from Latin: tongue of a balance, from exigere to thrust out, from agere to thrust

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Example Sentences

It is the last edition (Paris, 1840), and purports to be "augmente d'un examen critique et des preuves positives," &c.

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Medicatio vaginismi examen expertum supponit et quandoque scrutinium endoscopicum vesicae urinariae.

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I have not seen the pamphlet entitled Facts, nor that by Lloyd, nor the Examen.

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All the champions of reform had copied him; and they procured the Examen du Socialisme, by Morant.

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Only the first part of his Examen critique des dictionnaires historiques was published.

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