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προαίρεσις
προαίρεσις προαίρεσις, εως, προαιρέομαι a choosing one thing before another, an act of deliberate choice, a purpose, resolution, Plat., etc.:— κατὰ προαίρεσιν on purpose, as one will, Arist. a purpose, plan, or scope of action, a course of life, principle of action, Dem. in political language, a deliberate course of action, a policy, Dem.:—also, a mode of government, such as an oligarchy, Dem.; in pl., τὰς κοινὰς πρ. your public principles, your general policy, Dem. a department of government, Dem. a political party, Dem.

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a choosing

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προαίρεσις
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προαίρεσις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
προαιρεσις
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προαίρεσις προαίρεσις, εως, προαιρέομαι a choosing one thing before another, an act of deliberate choice, a purpose, resolution, Plat., etc.:— κατὰ προαίρεσιν on purpose, as one will, Arist. a purpose, plan, or scope of action, a course of life, principle of action, Dem. in political language, a deliberate course of action, a policy, Dem.:—also, a mode of government, such as an oligarchy, Dem.; in pl., τὰς κοινὰς πρ. your public principles, your general policy, Dem. a department of government, Dem. a political party, Dem.
IDX:
27299
URN:
urn:cite2:scaife-viewer:dictionary-entries.atlas_v1:middle-liddell.perseus-eng2-n27331
Key:
proai/resis

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