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[Eng. conceptional; ist.] A conceptualist. It sought to occupy an intermediate position between the two contending parties, but it approximated much more nearly to the Nominalists than to the Realists; perhaps, indeed, it was not really distinct from the former. The Realists held that general ideas, such as genus, species, ., called in the language of the schoolmen universals, are real existences, at least in the Divine mind; the Nominalists, on the contrary, contended that they were mere names or words, while the Conceptualists held that they were not only names but mental conceptions or ideas. The Conceptualists were not able to make their voice very audible in Medieval times amid the din of battle between the greater combatants, but the eminent metaphysician Locke held views e entially conceptualist. B. As adj .: Pertaining to the tenets of the metaphysicians described under A. "St. Thomas, like his predece or, Albert, on the great question of universals, is eclectic; neither absolutely realist, conceptualist , nor nominalist."- Milman : Hist , of Lat . Christianity , bk. xiv., ch. iii. côn-çern', *côn-çerne', v . t . & i. [Fr. concerner ; Ital. concern ere ; Sp.concernir , from Lat. concerno (1) to mix, to mingle; (2) to concern, to regard: con cum with; cerno to separate, to observe, to discriminate.] A. Transitive : 1. To relate or belong to; to have to do with. "Officious fool! that needs must medling be In busine that concerns not thee!" Cowley: The Shortne of Life , . 2. To affect or be of interest to temporarily; to interest. IMG:content-0468.png:[blocks in formation] "What doth concern your coming?" Shakesp.: Henry IV., Pt. II ., iv. 1. chin, bench; go, gem, thin, this; concernment con-çern', s. [CONCERN, v.] I. Ordinary Language: 1. That which affects or is of interest or imp or tance to a person. "'Tis all mankind's concern that he should live." 2. An affair, a busine , a matter. "Religion is no trifling concern, Dryden. ."-Rogers. 3. Importance, moment, weight. "Mysterious secrets of a high concern."-Roscommon. 4. Anxiety, regard, interest in or care for any person or thing, solicitude. "Why all this concern for the poor?"-Swift. 5. Anxiety or solicitude of mind, care, uneasine . "Thy maidens grieved themselves at my concern." Cowper : On the Receipt of my Mother's Picture. 6. A relation. (Gen. pl. Scotch .) II. Commerce : 1. A busine establishment. 2. Those interested as partners in a busine ; a IMG:content-0469.png:[blocks in formation] Import, importance. "Frequent coming to God in prayer, acknowledged by Christ, and with the concern ance of those things which we may ask and obtain by prayer, ."-Hammond: Works, *còn-çer'-nan-çỹ, s. [Eng. concernanc(e); -v.] Import, concern, busine . i., p. "The concernancy, sir? why do we wrap the gentleman in our more rawer breath?"- Shakesp .: Hamlet , v. 2. con-çer'ned, pa . par . & a. [CONCERN, v . ] A. As pa . par.: In senses corresponding to those of the verb. B. As adjective: I. Literally: 1. Interested, involved, connected. 2. Anxious or solicitous; affected with anxiety, care, or solicitude for; interested in. *II. Fig .: Intoxicated, affected with drink. "A little, as you see, concerned with liquor." Taylor : Philip Van Artevelde , II. iii. 3. còn-çern-ěd-lỹ, adv . [Eng. concerned; -ly. In a concerned manner; with concern, anxiety, or solicitude. "Not taking the alarm so concernedly." - Evelyn: Memoirs, iii. 266 (ed. 1857). *con-çern-ed-ne , s. [Eng. concerned; -ne .] The quality of being concerned, interested, or anxious; solicitude, anxiety. with as much earnestne and concernedne as an hungry beggar begs alms at our door." -Sharp : Ser. mons, vol. vi., ser. ii. *con-çer-nēe', s. [Eng. concern; -ee.] One who is concerned or interested in any matter. "The next and best of all preceding equalization was that which the concernees of each county made."-Sir W. Petty : Polit . Anat ., p. 60. *con-çern-er, s. [Eng. concern; -er.] One who has an especial concern or interest in any matter; one who is concerned. "He was As great with them as their concern ers." Mayne: City Match , i. 1. côn-çern-ing, *con-çern-ÿng, *côn-çern'ynge, pr . par ., a., 8. & prep . [CONCERN, v .] A. As pr. par.: In senses corresponding to those of the verb. *B. As adj .: Affecting the interests, important. "I made it one of my motives to go into Ireland, and one of my concerning est busine es there, to get this lease a igned over in trust to yourself and Roger Ball."Boyle: Life ; Works , vol. i., p. 53. *C. As subst.: A matter of concern, interest, or importance. "Would from a paddock, from a bat, a gib, Such dear concern ings hide? who would do so?" Shakesp.: Hamlet , iii. 3. D. As prep.: As regards, relating to, with regard or relation to. 'Concerning thy testimonies, I have known of old that thou hast founded them for ever."- Psalm cxix. 152. *con-çern'-ing-ly, adv . [Eng. concerning; -ly.] In a concerned or anxious manner, concernedly. ( Pearson .)