subtilIsm (or as sutlIsm)

[Eng. sub til ( e ); -ism.] The quality of being subtle; subtlety. süb-til-1-ty, s. [O. Fr. sotilleté, subtil ité, from Lat. subtilitatem, acc us. of subtil it as, from subtil is = subtile (q. v.).] The quality or state of being subtile; subti'ene , finene . sub-til-i-zā'-tion, s. [Eng. subtiliz (e); -ation.] 1. Lit .: The act of subtilizing or making thin or subtile. "Fluids have their resistances proportioned to their densities, so that no subtilization , division of parts or re fining, can alter these resistances." -Cheyne: Philos . Prin ciples. 2. Fig .: Refinement or subtlety in drawing dis tinctions, . sin, as; expect, Xenophon, exist. ph = f IMG:content-0503.png:[blocks in formation] "Qualities and moods some modern philosophers have subtilized on." -Digby: On Bodies. sŭb-til-iz-er, s. [English subtiliz (e); -er.] A splitter of hairs. "A subtilizer and inventor of unheard of distinctions." -North: Life of Lord Guilford, i. 118.