em-, emp-, empt-; sump-, -sum-
(Latin: a taking, to take, to take up, to buy, to select; to use, to spend, to consume)
sampler
subsume
1. To include or incorporate something into a larger order, category, or classification.
2. To show that a rule applies to something.
3. Originally, to make one point within another.
2. To show that a rule applies to something.
3. Originally, to make one point within another.
subsumption
1. In logic, a proposition subsumed under another; a minor premiss; generally, an assumption.
2. Chiefly in logic and philosophy, the bringing of a concept, cognition, etc. under a general term or a larger or higher concept, etc.; the instancing of a case under a rule, or the like.
2. Chiefly in logic and philosophy, the bringing of a concept, cognition, etc. under a general term or a larger or higher concept, etc.; the instancing of a case under a rule, or the like.
1. The reception (of the Sacrament, of Christ in the Sacrament).
2. The taking of a thing as true without proof; hence, an assumption, premise.; the major premise of a syllogism.
2. The taking of a thing as true without proof; hence, an assumption, premise.; the major premise of a syllogism.
sumptuary (adjective), more sumptuary, most sumptuary
1. Pertaining to the proper management of expenditures by the one who is responsible for paying for services or objects which are produced for sale: While William was going to college, he was reminded by his parents that sumptuary limits had to take place because they still had to take care of his four brothers, too.
2. Etymology: from Latin sumptuarius; from sumptus, "expense"; from sumere, "to consume, tp spend, to take".
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2. Etymology: from Latin sumptuarius; from sumptus, "expense"; from sumere, "to consume, tp spend, to take".
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sumptuous (adjective), more sumptuous, most sumptuous
1. A reference to something that is made or produced at great cost; and hence magnificent in workmanship, construction, decoration, etc.: The building contractors built a sumptuous set of apartments for those millionaires who would be willing to pay a great deal for such luxurious places.
2. Descriptive of something that is very expensive, rich, or impressive: Bob and his wife went to a sumptuous restaurant to have a sumptuous dinner for his birthday.
3. Etymology: from Latin sumptus, "expenditure".
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2. Descriptive of something that is very expensive, rich, or impressive: Bob and his wife went to a sumptuous restaurant to have a sumptuous dinner for his birthday.
3. Etymology: from Latin sumptus, "expenditure".
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sumptuously (adverb), more sumptuously, most sumptuously
Suscipe Terra tuo de corpore sumptum (Latin inscription)
Translation: "Receive, O Earth, what was taken from thy body."
Epitaph of Pope Gregory the Great.
tacit assumptions
The underlying agreements or statements made in the development of a logical argument, course of action, decision, or judgment that are not explicitly voiced nor necessarily understood by the decision maker or judge.
Some examples of tacit assumptions are those arguments supporting moral, religious, racist, organizational culture, and political arguments.
unassuming
unexampled
Virtute et Exemplo.
By Virtue and Example.
Motto of German Emperor Joseph II (1765-1790).
