unitive en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈjuːnɪtɪv/
Etymology
From Late Latin unitīvus.
Meanings
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Of, causing, or involving unity or union.
Starting with this principle, established by God, namely that sex must always be the expression of a love that is unitive (till death) and procreative (opened to life), we can arrive at a simple Sexual Ethics primer.
2003, Albert Joseph Mary Shamon, Firepower Through Confirmation, page 13:The mystics' fundamental vision was unitive: all things, including sinful creatures, are united with God.
1986, Jeffrey Burton Russell, Lucifer, the Devil in the Middle Ages, page 290:It was unitive in that it directly asked each person to go beyond that which separates him or her from other people.
2009, David Gershon, Social change 2.0: a blueprint for reinventing our world:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more unitive | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most unitive | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (9)
bg обединяващ (causing or involving unity) · de vereinheitlichend (causing or involving unity) · hy միավորող (causing or involving unity) · ru соедини́тельный (causing or involving unity) · fi yhdistävä (causing or involving unity) · it unitivo (causing or involving unity) · ru объединя́ющий (causing or involving unity) · es unitivo (causing or involving unity) · sl združevalen (causing or involving unity)