Meaning of elicitive | Babel Free

Definitions

Pertaining to elicitation.

Examples

“We own⟳, That as he ought to take⟳ care of the Maintenance of the Miniſtry, Schools, and Poor, ſo imperatively he may command Church Officers to do their Duties; yet we deny⟳ him an elicitive Power, either to do himſelf what is incumbent to Church Officres,^([sic]) or to depute others to adminiſter Ordinances in his Name⟳, or by any Miniſterial Poever received from him.”

“The will, therefore, considered as an elicitive principle, would be both active and passive in seeking the end⟳.”

“For example, some mediators are very elicitive and ask⟳ the parties a variety of questions, while others are quite directive in guiding the parties throughout the session, […]”

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