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signified Definition

sig·ni·fied (sig′nə fīd′)

noun

Linguis. the object or concept represented by a signifier (sense )
signified Usage Examples

Modifying Another Word

  • thus: Why gospel ordinances are thus signified, I may show more particularly afterward.
  • primarily: The querent is primarily signified by Saturn; the lover by the Sun.

Used with why or when

  • what: He concentrated on the clubs which he thought signified what Middle England likes doing.

Preposition: without

  • discussion: The meeting's consent will be signified without discussion.

Preposition: by

  • house: All moveable possessions, from calculators to cars, are signified by the 2nd house and its ruler.
  • name: So must the idea of consciousness - appearing in any form, signified by any name, intuited through any quality.