A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an indefinite.
The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.
Noun
an ability to understand the meaning or importance of something (or the knowledge acquired as a result); "how you can do that is beyond my comprehension"; "he was famous for his comprehension of American literature"
Noun
the relation of comprising something; "he admired the inclusion of so many ideas in such a short work"
n.
The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising;
inclusion.
n.
That which is comprehended or inclosed within narrow
limits; a summary; an epitome.
n.
The capacity of the mind to perceive and understand;
the power, act, or process of grasping with the intellect; perception;
understanding; as, a comprehension of abstract principles.
n.
The complement of attributes which make up the
notion signified by a general term.
n.
A figure by which the name of a whole is put for a
part, or that of a part for a whole, or a definite number for an
indefinite.
Comprehension
In the Old Testament there is a close comprehension of the New; in the New, an open discovery of the Old.2.
Though not a catalogue of fundamentals, yet . . . a comprehension of them.3.
The act of comprehending, containing, or comprising; inclusion.
Usage Examples
Today we often think that before we start living a religious life we have first to accept the creedal doctrines and that before one can have any comprehension of the loyalty and trust of faith, one must first force one's mind to accept a host of incomprehensible doctrines. But this is to put the cart before the horse.
Faith is a dynamic and ever-changing process, not some fixed body of truth that exists outside our world and our understanding. God's truth may be fixed and unchanging, but our comprehension of that truth will always be partial and flawed at best.
Power always thinks it has a great soul and vast views beyond the comprehension of the weak.
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Other Usage ExamplesTeaching man his relatively small sphere in the creation, it also encourages him by its lessons of the unity of Nature and shows him that his power of comprehension allies him with the great intelligence over-reaching all.
Neither comprehension nor learning can take place in an atmosphere of anxiety.
The central task of science is to arrive, stage by stage, at a clearer comprehension of nature, but this does not at all mean, as it is sometimes claimed to mean, a search for mastery over nature.
In a way, film and television are in the same sort of traumatic trance that print journalism is. The technology has outpaced our comprehension of its implications.
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