"univocity" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌjuːnɪˈvɒsɪti/ Forms: univocities [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒsɪti Etymology: From Late Latin ūnivocitās, from ūnivocus (“univocal”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|ūnivocitās}} Late Latin ūnivocitās Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} univocity (countable and uncountable, plural univocities)
  1. The state or essence of being univocal. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-univocity-en-noun-Nuw0wkTr
  2. (philosophy) The idea that words describing the properties of God mean the same thing as when they apply to people or things. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-univocity-en-noun-VYQK~AD4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences

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