appropinquity
nounEtymology From ad- + propinquity.
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Obsolete nearness; propinquity
- By Presence, Power and Essence, the Doctors generally mean by the first, an Appropinquity of Vision, that all things are open and naked unto his sight; by the second, an Approximation of Power, that he worketh in and ruleth over all; by the third, an Indistance of his Being to all things whatsoever, of actual or possible existence.1671, John Gregory, chapter XXXI, in Shecinah, or God's Dwelling Presence:
- The Captain thought so, and raved about her in uncouth convulsions. The barbed shaft of love had penetrated his dull hide. Six weeks—appropinquity—opportunity—had victimised him completely.1847, William Makepeace Thackeray, Vanity Fair:
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- Some marvelous psychological results have been noted in consequence of the appropinquity, for a period of several hours, of two healthy bodies such as Eva's and Andy's.1911, Henry C. Hansbrough, The Second Amendment, page 111: