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.
Headword (normalized):
προαίρεσις
Headword (normalized/stripped):
προαιρεσις
Intro Text:
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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