haecceity
Britishnoun
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Origin of haecceity
C17: from Medieval Latin haecceitas, literally: thisness, from haec, feminine of hic this
Example Sentences
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We might take a lesson from John Duns Scotus, one of the most important Franciscan theologians, who stressed the concept of “thisness,” or “haecceity.”
From Washington Post
Radical Islam, no less than Western nationhood, is not a freestanding haecceity against which you can go to war, as more than one Republican Presidential candidate has wheezed.
From The New Yorker
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