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discernment Definition

dis·cern·ment (--mənt)

noun

  1. an act or instance of discerning
  2. the power of discerning; keen perception or judgment; insight; acumen

discernment Synonyms

discernment

n.

discernment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • lack: And the church not only lacks discernment, but lacks the will to be discerning.
  • exercise: And how can we exercise discernment of spirits in what we see around us?
  • require: Whilst the Church's law determines that individuals in particular circumstances may not receive certain sacraments, each specific case requires pastoral discernment.
  • develop: You must be humble enough to admit your need to develop discernment.
  • have: A Virgo friend has a good discernment for you; you must listen.
  • need: Knowing the difference can be tricky and needs God-given discernment.

Preposition: on

level: This is the year to use discernment on all levels, including the presidential election.

Adjective modifier

  • spiritual: Spiritual discernment is the skill of separating divine truth from error.
  • biblical: This book will equip you with a foundation for biblical discernment that will enable you to make careful distinctions in your thinking about truth.
  • moral: In other words moral discernment is a response to the fundamental question: what kind of person am I called to become.
  • careful: We must, as Jude warns us, exercise very careful discernment.
  • true: With this love and desire to praise the Lord there is true spiritual discernment.

Modifies a noun

process: Following her ongoing discernment process, a novice may request to make temporary vows.

Preposition: in

  • church: There is today, sadly, an obvious absence of such discernment in the church of Jesus Christ.
  • order: One may then acquire the quality of discernment in order to choose the appropriate objectives for one's life energy and efforts.

Preposition: of

  • spirit: Clearly, a discernment of spirits is in order.
  • vocation: The guidelines cover discernment of vocation, training and deployment to first post.
  • priority: C38, W34 Large Meeting for Sufferings good for discernment of priorities of work & budget.

Preposition: for

moment: It is a matter of individual discernment for the moment.