Definitions for disputation
ˌdɪs pyʊˈteɪ ʃəndis·pu·ta·tion

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. debate, disputation, public debatenoun

   the formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

2. controversy, contention, contestation, disputation, disceptation, tilt, argument, arguingnoun

   a contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement

   "they were involved in a violent argument"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. disputationnoun

   The act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument.

2. disputationnoun

   A rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed.

3. Etymology: From disputatio

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disputationnoun

   Etymology: from disputatio, Latin.

   1. The skill of controversy; argumentation.

   Consider what the learning of disputation is, and how they are employed for the advantage of themselves or others, whose business is only the vain ostentation of sounds. John Locke.

   2. Controversy; argumental contest.

   Well do I find, by the wise knitting together of your answer, that any disputation I can use is as much too weak as I unworthy. Philip Sidney, b. ii.

   ’Till some admirable or unusual accident happens, as it hath in some, to work the beginning of a better alteration in the mind, disputation about the knowledge of God commonly prevaileth little. Richard Hooker, b. v.

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1. Disputation

   In the scholastic system of education of the Middle Ages, disputations (in Latin: disputationes, singular: disputatio) offered a formalized method of debate designed to uncover and establish truths in theology and in sciences. Fixed rules governed the process: they demanded dependence on traditional written authorities and the thorough understanding of each argument on each side.

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1. disputation

   Disputation is a formal debate or argument typically characterized by opposing views or conflicting perspectives. It refers to an academic, religious, philosophical, or intellectual exchange of points of view on a particular subject. It can also refer to the process of disputing or countering a claim or assertion.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Disputationverb

   the act of disputing; a reasoning or argumentation in opposition to something, or on opposite sides; controversy in words; verbal contest respecting the truth of some fact, opinion, proposition, or argument

2. Disputationverb

   a rhetorical exercise in which parties reason in opposition to each other on some question proposed

3. Etymology: [OE. desputeson, disputacion, OF. desputeison, F. disputation, fr. L. disputatio. See Dispute, v. i.]

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1. Disputation

   In the scholastic system of education of the Middle Ages, disputations offered a formalized method of debate designed to uncover and establish truths in theology and in sciences. Fixed rules governed the process: they demanded dependence on traditional written authorities and the thorough understanding of each argument on each side.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of disputation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of disputation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of disputation in a Sentence

1. George Eliot:

   Perhaps the most delightful friendships are those in which there is much agreement, much disputation, and yet more personal liking.

2. Joseph Joubert:

   The pain of dispute exceeds, by much, its utility. All disputation makes the mind deaf, and when people are deaf I am dumb.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=disputation
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Disputation
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=disputation
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disputation
5. ^ ChatGPT
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6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disputation
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=disputation