Synonyms for constitutive

Grammar : Adj

Spell : kon-sti-too-tiv, -tyoo-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈkɒn stɪˌtu tɪv, -ˌtyu-

Définition of constitutive

Origin : c.1600, "having the power of establishing," also "elemental, essential," from Medieval Latin *constitutivus, from constitut-, past participle stem of constituere (see constitute). Related: Constitutively.

adj essential

Example sentences :

They are constitutive of non-linear forms of complementarity.
Extract from : « The Civilization of Illiteracy » by Mihai Nadin

If so, should not the pars regens which is constitutive have been put in?
Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard

If the former, then christianity hath its constitutive parts, by which it is what it is.
Extract from : « A Christian Directory » by Baxter Richard

Though not constitutive, yet are they regulative principles.
Extract from : « A History of Philosophy in Epitome » by Albert Schwegler

This constitutive mode of relatedness is, however, just taken for granted.
Extract from : « Spencer's Philosophy of Science » by C. Lloyd Morgan

But is it not the electrical relatedness that is constitutive of the atom as such?
Extract from : « Spencer's Philosophy of Science » by C. Lloyd Morgan

The hypothetical exercise of reason by the aid of ideas employed as problematical conceptions is properly not constitutive.
Extract from : « The Critique of Pure Reason » by Immanuel Kant

Nevertheless, we cannot find the constitutive principle of the Church in the sacraments alone.
Extract from : « The Catholic World; Volume I, Issues 1-6 » by E. Rameur

A certain theory is seen to be essential to the fact, a certain theology to be the constitutive force in the religion.
Extract from : « Expositor's Bible: The Second Epistle to the Corinthians » by James Denney

Reason is not, according to Spinoza, a constitutive power in man's life; it is a regulative principle.
Extract from : « The Philosophy of Spinoza » by Baruch de Spinoza

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