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discernment

[ dih-surn-muhnt, -zurn- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

the faculty of discerning; discerning; discrimination; acuteness of judgment and understanding.
Synonyms: insight, penetration, perspicacity, judgment
the act or an instance of discerning. discerning.

discernment

/ dɪˈsɜːnmənt /

First recorded in 1580–90; from Middle French discernement, equivalent to discern(er) “to separate” ( discern ) + -ment -ment

But his essays show a man struggling to figure out the complexities of discernment and judgment.

His patience, discernment, and intelligence are much admired.

I felt I was in the presence of a strong, natural man, gifted with great discernment and ability but full also of human kindness.

It is the implication that there is a spiritual discernment which is distinct from mental discernment.

When a man talks about "spiritual discernment," he makes a tacit assertion which ought not to be allowed to pass unchallenged.

The faculty of reason, then, has excelled this boasted faculty of spiritual discernment in its own religious sphere.

It may be an idle fancy, but if that string is not a woven strand from some womans crowning glory, then I have no discernment.

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