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Meanings of disputation in English

Portuguese
polêmica
Catalan
discussió
Spanish
lid

A contentious speech act; a dispute where there is strong disagreement.

      polêmica
      Portuguese
      debate

      The formal presentation of a stated proposition and the opposition to it (usually followed by a vote)

            debate
            Usage of disputation in English
            1
            The university of Leipzig was chosen as the scene of the disputation.
            Life of Luther
            2
            The Bishop of Constance refused to take part in such a disputation.
            History of the Catholic Church from the Renaissance to the Frenc...
            3
            The favorite instrument for arousing popular interest and support was the disputation.
            The Age of the Reformation
            4
            Quite how they did this has always been a matter of disputation.
            A short history of nearly everything
            5
            The public disputation began, but the attention of the audience was elsewhere.
            Ten Reasons Proposed to His Adversaries for Disputation in the N...
            6
            I will let what light I have shine; but disputation is smoke.
            Donal Grant
            7
            Examination for degrees was by disputation over a thesis of the student.
            Our Legal Heritage : 600-1776 King Aethelbert - King George III
            8
            They were not to attempt to convert Protestants or engage in disputation.
            The tudors: the complete story of england's most notorious dynas...
            9
            The investiture was celebrated by prayer, singing of psalms, and religious disputation.
            The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner
            10
            Say, if you please, what shall be the subject of our disputation.
            Cicero's Tusculan Disputations / Also, Treatises On The Nature O...
            11
            I do not love disputation, even with those most indifferent to me.
            The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 4
            12
            SOUL, n. A spiritual entity concerning which there hath been brave disputation.
            The Devil's Dictionary
            13
            STRANGER: And does he not also teach others the art of disputation?
            Sophist
            14
            Then follows a long disputation and another fine bit of Jesus' teaching.
            Quiet Talks on John's Gospel
            15
            But Dale, who loves fact, was not drawn into a theological disputation.
            Simon the Jester
            16
            Sir, Public debate is healthy and disputation of accepted dogma a democratic right.
            The Irish Times
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            Disputation through the time
            Disputation across language varieties
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