Differentia
//dɪfəˈɹɛnʃɪə// noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A distinguishing feature which marks a species off from other members of the same genus.
"That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important differentia of religion for our purpose; and just what it is can easily be brought out by comparing the mind of an abstractly conceived Christian with that of a moralist similarly conceived."
- 2 distinguishing characteristics (especially in different species of a genus) wordnet
Example
More examples"That character, it seems to me, should be regarded as the practically important differentia of religion for our purpose; and just what it is can easily be brought out by comparing the mind of an abstractly conceived Christian with that of a moralist similarly conceived."
Etymology
From Latin differentia. Doublet of difference.
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