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examen [ig-zey-muh n] ExamplesWord Origin noun Ecclesiastical.
- an examination, as of conscience.
Origin of examen 1600–10; Latin exāmen swarm of bees, device for weighing, balance *exag-s-men, equivalent to *exag- base of exigere to drive out, inquire into, examine (see exact) + -s-men resultative noun suffix; cf. contaminate Examples from the Web for examen Historical Examples of examen
There is a good account of it in Humboldt’s Examen critique, tom.
The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2)
John Fiske.
Roger North has left us a lively account of one of these processions, in his Examen.
Leigh Hunt
It was toward the end of September, the examen philosophicum was near.
Hans Christian Andersen
Wilhelm and Otto had happily passed their examen philosophicum.
Hans Christian Andersen
The Examen, which we call particular, will assist you much in it.
The Works of John Dryden, Volume XVI. (of 18)
John Dryden
British Dictionary definitions for examen examen noun
- RC Church an examination of conscience, usually made daily by Jesuits and others
Word Origin for examen C17: from Latin: tongue of a balance, from exigere to thrust out, from agere to thrust
