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redefinition

[ US /ɹiˌdɛfəˈnɪʃən/ ]
[ UK /ɹˌiːdˌɛfɪnˈɪʃən/ ]
NOUN
  1. the act of giving a new definition
    words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition
    she provided a redefinition of his duties

How To Use redefinition In A Sentence

  • words like `conservative' require periodic redefinition
  • she provided a redefinition of his duties
  • By predefinition, in contradistinction to predestination to glory, theologians understand the absolute, positive, and efficacious decree of God from all eternity, that certain persons shall at some time in the future perform certain good works (cf. Franzelin, "De Deo Uno" Rome, 1883, pp. 444 sqq.). The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
  • A modification of Molinism of minor importance arose with regard to the so-called predefinition of good works (prœdefinitio bonorum operum). The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman
  • The consequence of these amazing fossil finds has been a simultaneous redefinition of what it means to be a bird and a reconsideration of the biology and life history of the theropod dinosaurs.
  • What we're looking at is a redefinition of what it means to be a CEO.
  • Yet she also conveys the resilience and irony of a woman forced by crisis into a redefinition of self.
  • Wolfson, on the other hand, argued that marriage has been in a state of flux throughout American history, and has undergone four major redefinitions in the past century.
  • To this practical problem was added another having to do with ideological redefinitions of gender.
  • Hinduism and the relationship of religion to society have undergone a massive redefinition from the 18th to the 20th Centuries.
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