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Definitions for cavillation
cav·il·la·tion
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cavillationnoun
The act of cavilling
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Cavillationnoun
The disposition to make captious objection; the practice of objecting.
Etymology: from cavil.
I might add so much concerning the large odds between the case of the eldest churches, in regard of heathens, and ours, in respect of the church of Rome, that very cavillation itself should be satisfied. Richard Hooker, b. iv. § 7.
Webster Dictionary
Cavillationnoun
frivolous or sophistical objection
Etymology: [F. cavillation, L. cavillatio.]
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vacillation
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of cavillation in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of cavillation in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
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