Imperceptible

Definitions

Something that is imperceptible.

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Examples

“The worm that cauſeth it, is it any thing elſe but one of thoſe little Creatures, that hath deprived it ſelf from all ſocitety, to eſtabliſh it ſelf a Gyant in its own⟳ Countrey? If you ask⟳ me, VVhy they are bigger then other imperceptibles? I muſt ask⟳ you, VVhy Elephants are bigger then we?”

“I come⟳ next to ſome other ſtrange Acquirements obtained by the helps of theſe Glaſſes; and particularly for the diſcerning the Imperceptibles of Nature; ſuch as, the Soul, Thought, Honeſty, Religion, Virginity, and an Hundred other nice things, too ſmall for humane Diſcerning.”

“The Church assures the faithful that in the Eucharist one imperceptible is changed into another: the mind⟳ illumined by faith recognizes the change⟳ and says, Here is a miracle, here is something out of the usual course of nature.”

“It was a lazy Sunday. What made it meaningful were not the facts or details, but the imperceptibles. Inner life. The smell⟳ of the beach grass and the feel⟳ of sand on a bathroom floor when changing out of a swimsuit. The heat of American summer.”

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