Contradistinct
adj
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Distinguished by opposite qualities.
"a man may be of the elect to - day , and at their death reprobate ; for these two , as contradistinct sayings , remain such to eternity"
Example
More examples"a man may be of the elect to - day , and at their death reprobate ; for these two , as contradistinct sayings , remain such to eternity"
Etymology
From contra- + distinct.
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