Pursuance
/pə(ɹ)ˈsjuːəns/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A search for something; a pursuit or quest. countable, uncountable
"[N]o man ought to be offended, that sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths."
- 2 the continuance of something begun with a view to its completion wordnet
- 3 A completion or putting into effect of something already begun; a prosecution. countable, uncountable
- 4 a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria wordnet
- 5 The state of being pursuant; consequence. countable, uncountable
Example
More examples"[N]o man ought to be offended, that sermons are not like curious inquiries after new nothings, but pursuances of old truths."
Etymology
From pursue + -ance.