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Word: Examen
Speech Type: Noun
early 16th century (in the sense ‘act of appraising or scrutinizing something’): via Anglo-Norman French from Latin, in the figurative sense ‘legal investigation, judgement’ (literally ‘tongue of a balance’), from exigere ‘weigh accurately’ (see exact)
ɛɡˈzeɪmɛn
ɛɡˈzɑːmɛn
(especially among Jesuits) a devotional exercise involving reflection on and moral evaluation of one's thoughts and conduct, typically performed on a daily basis.
Short Definition:devotional exercise
- examen of conscience
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