Cris tellar i a (kris tel aria)

[NL.] A genus of perforate foraminifers, of the family Nummulinida. IMG:content-1639.png:[blocks in formation] ical, critic, = Sp. crítico, a critic, adj. critical, critic, crític a, criticism, = Pg. It. critico, a eritic, adj. critical, critic, critic a, criticism, = D. kritick, criticism, adj. critic, critical, kritikus, a critic, = G. Dan. Sw. kritik, criticism, G. Dan. kritiker, Dan. Sw. kritikus, a critic (ef. D. G. kritisch = Dan. Sw. kritisk, critical, critic), IMG:content-1640.png:[blocks in formation] 2. One who judges captiously or with severity; one who censures or finds fault; a carper. When an author has many beauties consistent with virtue, piety, and truth, let not little critics exalt themselves, and shower down their ill-nature. Watts, Improvement of Mind, v. 3. The art or science of criticism. If ideas and words were distinctly weighed, and duly considered, they would afford us another sort of logic and critic . Locke . Kant had introduced Critic, name and thing; it was a 1355 him, and he received the intimation with invariable firmne and composure. Greville, Memoirs, Jan. 5, 1827. 9. In math., relating to the coalescence of different values. - 10. Distinguished by minute or obscure differences: as, critical species in botany.- Critical angle. See angles and reflection. - Critical function, a symmetric function of the differences of the roots of a quantic. - Critical philosophy, the philosophical system of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804): so called from the fact that it was based upon a critical examination of the cognitive faculties, with especial reference to the limits of knowledge concerning the objects of metaphysical speculation. Kant's general conclusion was that metaphysics as a dogmatic science is impo ible; but that the ideas of God, free will, etc., are valid from a practical (that is, ethical) point of view. His most important doctrines are that space and time are merely a prior i forms of sense, and the categories (causality, etc.) a prior i forms of the understanding. His principal works are "Criticism of the Pure Reason" (1781), "Criticism of the Practical Reason" (1788), and "Criticism of the Judgment" (1790). purpose to determine the adequacy the Reason to problems, its power to perform what it spontaneously undertook. Hodgson, Philosophy of Reflection, Pref., p. 17. 41. An act of criticism; a critique. A severe critick is the greatest help to a good wit. Dryden, Defence of Epilogue, Conquest of Granada, ii. But you with pleasure own your errors past, And make each day a critic on the last. Pope, E ay on Criticism, 1. 571. =Syn. 1 and 2. Judge, censor, connoi eur; censurer. II. a. Of or pertaining to critics or criticism. Alone he stemmed the mighty critic flood. Church ill, Rosciad. Critic learning flourish'd most in France. Pope , E ay on Criticism, 1. 712. critict (krit'ik), v. i. [= F. critiquer , criticize; from the noun.] To criticize; play the critic. Nay, if you begin to critick once, we shall never have done. A. Brewer (?), Lingua, v. 9. They do but trace over the paths that have been beaten by the antients; or comment, critick , and flourish upon Sir W. Temple . them.