Definitions for MODUS
modus

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

1. Modusnoun

   Something paid as a compensation for tithes on the supposition of being a moderate equivalent.

   Etymology: Latin.

   One terrible circumstance of this bill, is turning the tithe of flax and hemp into what the lawyers call a modus, or a certain sum in lieu of a tenth part of the product. Jonathan Swift.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. Modusnoun

   the arrangement of, or mode of expressing, the terms of a contract or conveyance

2. Modusnoun

   a qualification involving the idea of variation or departure from some general rule or form, in the way of either restriction or enlargement, according to the circumstances of the case, as in the will of a donor, an agreement between parties, and the like

3. Modusnoun

   a fixed compensation or equivalent given instead of payment of tithes in kind, expressed in full by the phrase modus decimandi

4. Etymology: [L. See Mode.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Modus

   mō′dus, n. the way or style of expressing anything: a fixed payment instead of tithes: (law) a departure from, or a modification of, some general rule or form:—pl. Mō′dī. [L. modus, manner.]

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1. Alex

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   Daniel

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MODUS in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MODUS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of MODUS in a Sentence

1. Annie Lennox:

   Ask yourself: Have you been kind today? Make kindness your daily modus operandi and change your world.

2. Maria Olga Noriega:

   Traffickers keep working (to) recruit, but now with a more complex modus operandi.

3. Nour Odeh:

   They can tell this government that this modus operandi doesn’t work. You can’t keep pushing Palestinians like that. You can’t have more than 30 Palestinians killed in less than a month [as has happened in January]. You can’t demolish homes – that will expel families – and [impose] collective punishment measures, it won’t be long before Palestinians say, ‘You know what, we have to also organize and defend ourselves … nobody’s there to help us. So we’re going to do it ourselves.’ When you get there, nobody can put a lid on that.

4. Sir Francis Bacon, Of Seditions and Troubles:

   Dolendi modus, timendi non item. (To suffering there is a limit; to fearing, none.)

5. Martin Abbott:

   Her modus is quite simple: she knows everybody in the exchange and financial infrastructure world, she understands the markets ... and she runs a very disciplined process.

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=MODUS
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/MODUS
3. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=MODUS