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Definition of tractate in English: tractatenoun ˈtrakteɪtˈtrækteɪt formal A treatise. 〈正式〉论文 Example sentencesExamples - Quite apart from his magnum opus, the Consolation of Philosophy, there were translations of Aristotle, and a number of short tractates on music, arithmetic and Christian theology.
- One tractate, ‘Aboth’ was added later to provide a genealogy and hence legitimacy for their oral tradition just as the Christians had already done for Jesus.
- Thomas's early discussion of the way theoretical sciences are distinguished from one another in the course of his exposition of the tractate of Boethius On the Trinity is masterful.
- It does not contain any references to Jesus, though this is hardly surprising since it contains sixty-three tractates of religious law.
- Sometimes, however, he is stretching things a bit, transgressing the borders between a scientific tractate and a missionary polemic.
Synonyms disquisition, essay, paper, work, piece of writing, exposition, discourse, dissertation, thesis, monograph, study, critique
OriginLate 15th century: from Latin tractatus, from tractare 'to handle', frequentative of trahere 'draw'. Definition of tractate in US English: tractatenounˈtrækteɪtˈtraktāt formal A treatise. 〈正式〉论文 Example sentencesExamples - Thomas's early discussion of the way theoretical sciences are distinguished from one another in the course of his exposition of the tractate of Boethius On the Trinity is masterful.
- One tractate, ‘Aboth’ was added later to provide a genealogy and hence legitimacy for their oral tradition just as the Christians had already done for Jesus.
- Quite apart from his magnum opus, the Consolation of Philosophy, there were translations of Aristotle, and a number of short tractates on music, arithmetic and Christian theology.
- Sometimes, however, he is stretching things a bit, transgressing the borders between a scientific tractate and a missionary polemic.
- It does not contain any references to Jesus, though this is hardly surprising since it contains sixty-three tractates of religious law.
Synonyms disquisition, essay, paper, work, piece of writing, exposition, discourse, dissertation, thesis, monograph, study, critique
OriginLate 15th century: from Latin tractatus, from tractare ‘to handle’, frequentative of trahere ‘draw’. |