Meaning of reclamatory | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Reclaiming; pertaining to reclamation:
2. Pertaining to reclamation or reclaiming of land (that was underwater or unusable).
3. Pertaining to reclamation or reclaiming of concepts, words, etc (that were stigmatized, disfavored, etc).
4. Reformative, corrective; (of a conversion) representing a return to orthodox religious faith and behavior.
   archaic
5. Asking for repetition (and sometimes expressing doubt or confusion).

Examples

“This was a case of artificial reclamatory work⟳ done by the individual owners of the land⟳ beyond the foreshore, and the judgment of the Chief Justice (Osborne , C.J.) of the Nov. 5. Supreme Court of Southern Nigeria was affirmed, […]”

“[…] imperceptible in the sense⟳ already described, becomes an addition to C the property of the adjoining land⟳; the former has not this result⟳, and the property of the original foreshore, thus suddenly altered by reclamatory work⟳ upon it, remains […]”

“The reclamatory works are also going on side by side.”

“[…] and creeks, have⟳ become⟳ important sources of state ownership of land⟳ in Lagos, not so much in themselves, as by reason⟳ of reclamatory works which have⟳ freed them from the reach⟳ of the water and so converted them into dry land⟳.”

“Certain Women, of the most obvious castratory and reclamatory type⟳, actually specialize in telling horrible and insulting anti-woman jokes, in the same way that […]”

“As to land⟳ reclamatory pieces, Smithson said that they involved 'a kind of dialectic between the ecologists and the industrialists'.”

“We have⟳ tried to honour the reclamatory spirit of these efforts in the title of this collection. Myths of many kinds emerge⟳ in the plays and poems. Frequently the same myth appears in different guises. Given the Renaissance context, it may seem ...”

“Not that this is merely dismissive; since 1968 some of the most exciting theatre work⟳ and much interesting reclamatory scholarship has come⟳ from these two approaches. All-female groups are vital, both as a reaction against male dominance […]”

“2. Evangelism; efforts to secure reclamatory conversions. 3. Missionary activities; at home and abroad.”

“With much that the author has to say⟳ we could very heartily agree⟳, as, for example, the following, "religious education seeks to save⟳ the need⟳ for a reclamatory conversion, and in its stead to substitute a gradual and natural spiritual growth […]"”

“For them conversion is a necessary step in coming to God. They must return⟳ to moral sanity and say⟳, "I will arise⟳ and go to my Father." While religious education seeks to make⟳ reclamatory conversion unnecessary by preventing the estrangement from God, religious educators should always recognize the need⟳ of effort to reclaim and then to train⟳ those whom the processes of nurture have⟳ either hever had a chance to win⟳, or have⟳ failed in their effort to win⟳.”

“But if conversion and religious education both aim at the same kind of spiritual release⟳, wherein do they fundamentally differ⟳? […] If vital growth in spiritual life vacates the need⟳ for a reclamatory conversion, we shall certainly not regret⟳ it.”

“For example, a reclamatory question⟳ (calling for a repetition) does not sort⟳ well with B + A; […]”

“The same is true of a question⟳ calling for a repetition (a reclamatory question⟳) : (25) Are you OK? - Eh? (What? Am I what?) - Are you OK ? - Oh, sure, fine.”

“Nevertheless, reclamatory questions do not constitute a counterexample to my proposal, but rather provide⟳ evidence to strengthen it. They neatly differ⟳ from other repetitive interrogatives in a significant way: they are manifestly used to elicit […]”

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